Elder Care ABC

by Christy Cuellar-Wentz I had a bad habit of turning down offers of help while caring for my elderly grandfather in my home.  I clearly remember people offering to come and sit with him so I could have a little time away, but I somehow felt it was inappropriate for me to accept their offers.  [...]

by Joy Loverde In Part I & II of Keep an Eye on the Family Caregiver, we discussed that there are no blueprints in caregiving and we each must find our way. We also looked at the importance of keeping a realistic view of our demands to make sure we don’t sabotage the caregiving process. [...]

Welcome to the January 13th, 2010 EldercareABC Blog Carnival This week’s carnival takes  a look at caregiving, tips, tricks from a variety of posts seen and heard this week on the Internet. Snow Plows and A Snow Shovel For This Baby Boomer | SandwichINK.com Snow plow safety tips for driving in snow during a winter [...]

by Joy Loverde There are no blueprints in caregiving. Each of us will carve our own path. The following self-assessment questionnaire is meant to help guide you to better choices. If anything else, the answers to these questions and the questions in Keep an Eye on the Family Caregiver – Part III will reveal when [...]

by Mary Beth Sammons These days, it seems like we need our own midlife dictionary. First, we were dubbed “Baby Boomers.” Then, came “The Sandwich Generation,” a term for those of us poised in between our aging parents and our own children. Many of us reinvented that term to be more explicit: “The Panini Generation,” [...]

By Todd Derstine For twenty years as a professional performer for seniors, I have witnessed firsthand the effect that the music of the WWII generation can have on audiences. We seem to be hard-wired by our Creator to respond to the music of our life. No matter whether the live performance is in an Alzheimer’s [...]

By Dr. Vicki L. Smith There are many reasons why these interactions can be very difficult. From the caregivers perspective, providing assistance with basic personal care is very time consuming, can be physically demanding, and very uncomfortable. Not many people are comfortable with providing personal care for their spouse, adult child, or parent. The care [...]

by Christy Cuellar-Wentz After decades of enthusiastic greetings and powerful hugs in which my Grandmother  smushed my face into her bosom, I was shocked by the blank look on her face when I walked into her room.  I realized she had no idea who I was.  Worse, I could see that she didn’t remember my [...]