Elder Care ABC Created by caregivers for caregivers

by Joy Loverde
The plan is for Bill to leave Florida on a Friday morning and arrive in Chicago on Saturday afternoon. I would be there to greet Bill and get him settled into Sunrise Assisted Living. Mom will fly to Chicago on Sunday and then meet up with Bill after she drops off her luggage. [...]

by Joy Loverde
Now that the move is really going to happen, I have two immediate and important decisions to make. Number one is where is the best place for Bill to live right now and Number two… how in the world will I physically get him to Chicago?

by Joy Loverde
A soft knock on my home-office door around noon always means it’s time to eat — whether I’m hungry or not. I smile as I open the door. There stands my Mom, with arms outstretched, holding a large paper plate filled to the brim with a sandwich sliced in half, potato chips, [...]

by Joy Loverde
It’s time to tell Bill that he’s out of choices, and that the move to Chicago is taking place in a few short weeks. With a history of resistance and temperamental outbursts, I must be very cautious regarding my approach when bringing up this sensitive topic with Bill. In the back of my [...]

By Joy Loverde
If you’ve been following the saga of this long-distance move, you heard me say early on that I wouldn’t put it past my mother’s husband, Bill to sabotage the move. He has never been in favor of the move idea – in spite of Mom telling Bill over and over again for the [...]

by Raymond Degg
There are two things I remember most vividly from grandma’s house: the little presents that always lay waiting for me under the coffee table in the den… and grandma’s goulash. It’s funny though, looking back on it. I can’t ever seem to remember what those presents were, but [...]

by Bob Kohut
If you have had the experience of dealing with a difficult aging parent, as I have, maybe you have spent time reflecting back on failed attempts in interacting with your mom or dad in an attempt to figure out what you could have done differently.  Hardly a day goes by when I don’t [...]

by Joy Loverde
With Bill resting comfortably at Signature Healthcare and Mom ever-so-close to realizing her dream of moving back to Chicago, nothing can stop me now. I can’t afford to let one more thing get in the way of this move.  I have been dealing with every family caregiving curve-ball imaginable… hospitalizations and illnesses, negative [...]