Elder Care ABC Created by caregivers for caregivers

Addressing Elder Law Issues with Your Parent
Thanks goodness, my mom and dad had the foresight to consider legal issues such as a will, living trust and financial and healthcare powers of attorney, earlier in life.   When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and could no longer manage her financial affairs, my dad served as [...]

Many Medicaid advisors are elder law attorneys. When your parent owns property and has investments then a Medicaid advisor can guide you and your parent through options to preserve your parent’s estate.  In a recent post, I discussed the importance of planning for your parent’s smooth transition to Medicaid.
A Medicaid advisor will guide you through [...]

by  Janice Wallace
Watching over your parent in the hospital is stressful.  You’re there as much as you can be while keeping all the plates in your life spinning.  When it’s time for your parent to come home it can be exciting and terrifying at the same time.  Your endless hours at the hospital are ending [...]

by Janice Wallace
Protecting your parent from financial elder abuse is an important parent care responsibility.  This type of abuse robs your parent of her money and her freedom because money equals choice when it comes to elder care services. Financial elder abuse is defined as a person taking an elder’s money or property for his/her [...]

by Janice Wallace

Macular degeneration threatens elder health care and quality of life.  It creates a hole in the middle of the field of vision.  Seniors lose the ability to read, drive a car and recognize faces.  Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the top cause of blindness in seniors. AMD creates an elder health [...]

by Janice Wallace
Helping your parent cope with an elder health care crisis can seem endless. The stress of surgery and being hospitalized can bring out new symptoms. New complications can arise as a result of the original illness or surgery.  It seems that the more your parent tries to heal and get home, the more [...]

by Janice Wallace
Mary had been through a lot in the last month, heart surgery a pressure sore and a long stay in a nursing home.  The great news was that she was steadily improving.  I was shocked during my next visit when she said. “I won’t renew my symphony subscription; I’ll be dead before the [...]

by Janice Wallace
Mary has been recovering from an elder health care crisis of open heart surgery and a bumpy recovery.  I’ve shared some of the challenges that Mary has faced in recent posts. We are hoping she will be discharged from skilled nursing in about a week.  This feels like the right time to review [...]