Elder Care ABC

by Joy Loverde There are people who will help you with eldercare tasks and there are people who will care for you.  Ask for help and be sure to accept help when others make the offer, even when you’re able and available to perform all of the caregiving tasks. Get used to making ongoing requests [...]

By Bob Kohut The burden of caring for elderly parents is something that will one day confront almost all of us.  Not only that, it is a burden that will be born for a potentially very long time as more and more of the elderly are living longer and longer.  Today, seniors’ reaching the age [...]

by: Leslee Jaquette The old, two-story bungalow was perfect 30 years ago; but over the years it has become too quiet, too big and too dangerous for your favorite 80-year-old to navigate. In addition, mom’s heart condition sometimes makes her dizzy, she doesn’t cook anymore and she readily admits that driving the old Chrysler wears [...]

By Bob Kohut In the not too distant past there was no such thing as senior day care for Alzheimer’s patients.  The only options available were confining the Alzheimer’s patient to a residential treatment facility or taking care of the patient at home.

by Joy Loverde When you are a family caregiver, there are many reasons why you may feel compelled to shoulder too much responsibility and become overly involved in your elders’ lives. Whether we are caring for an aging parent or elderly spouse or partner, feeling needed and useful is a positive life-enhancing experience. However, doing [...]

by Joy Loverde Many of you know that I recently wrote a 23-part series about moving my Mom and her husband, Bill long distance – from Florida to Chicago. It was quite an ordeal in spite of the fact that they were motivated to move (at least Mom was). Now I am faced with a [...]