Elder Care ABC

Everyone likes to watch birds at a feeder. Who can resist the sight of a black and white chickadee extracting the kernel from a sunflower seed? Or the delicate beauty of a bright yellow goldfinch perching at the feeder? But there is one group of bird watchers who particularly enjoy watching life at the feeder. [...]

How A Walk In Bathtub Can Enhance Your Work With Your Physical Therapy Patients As a physical therapist, you are always looking for ways to enhance the benefits of your work with your patients. Did you realize that walk in bathtubs can support the work you are doing? Here are some of the reasons for [...]

by Joy Loverde We are often so busy with our caregiving responsibilities that we forget to take good care of our own fundamental peace of mind. Here are ten things I believe every family caregiver needs: Trusting friend.  We all need someone (other than a family member who might throw our words back in our [...]

Welcome to the February 17, 2010 edition of the EldercareABC Blog carnival You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.- Kahlil Gibran As we enjoy the 2010 Winter Olympics as they continue on this week, I’d like to grant  gold and silver [...]

by Joy Loverde A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported on the subject of exploring the complications of counting Americans who have reached age 100. At best, it is estimated that Hallmark sold 85,000 “Happy Birthday 100 year-old cards in 2007. Reading the facts offered in the article got me thinking seriously about [...]

This is part two of,  “A Look Inside Geriatric Care Management With Jim Ferry” Mary: What types of questions should a family ask when looking for a geriatric care manager? Jim: The most fundamental question for the family to have the answer to is how the GCM can help them?  In some cases (although not [...]

Valentines Day, February 14th, is a fun day for both young and old! It is a day to think of those we love and celebrate friendship and kindness. It was one of my favorite winter holidays when the kids were younger as I loved all the hoopla of the parties in school, Scouts and Sunday [...]

Elderly home care services are growing at an accelerated rate, and this particular industry is only poised to continue to grow as the population of the United States ages. The number of people of retirement age and older is expected to double by the year 2030, and by the middle of this century, there will [...]