By Kristen Heller As our parents get older, it can be increasingly difficult to manage their needs, our schedules, and our children’s understanding of what is happening to Grandmom or Granddad. It can be scary for everyone when your mother or father doesn’t recognize you for the first time, or if they slip in and out…
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How’s the water?
by Joy Loverde Sometimes (most times) we are the last one to know if life is out of balance. We are in so deep (like the goldfish in the photo) that we have no clue where we are deep in the scheme of things. Everybody – at home and at work -- tugs at our…
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Happy Holidays
[caption id="attachment_7973" align="aligncenter" width="400" class=" "] Merry Christmas from everyone at EldercareABC[/caption]
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Moving a Reluctant Parent – Part 16
by Joy Loverde Over the past two years (I began this journey the summer of 2012) my Aunt has remained adamant about staying put. And if you have been reading my blog posts along the way (Moving a Reluctant Parents Parts 1-15) then you know there has not been much progress in spite of…
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Moving a Reluctant Parent – Part 13
by Joy Loverde It’s been almost one year since I last wrote about my Aunt’s refusal to move out of her house (Moving a Reluctant Parent - Part 12). A year of inching her towards the goal of relocating. A year of working alongside my cousins and calming them down. A year of doing my…
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American Airlines Treat Your Elders Well
by Joy Loverde I’m angry, VERY angry… at one person in particular at American Airlines. I do not know her name and in retrospect I should have written it down. The best I can do to communicate with American Airline management is to write about my recent experience at the Phoenix airport. It all began…
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Are you on the hook for Mom’s nursing-home bill?
Blog by Joy Loverde Background: A judge ruled May 7, 2012 that a Pennsylvania nursing home could collect an unpaid bill of $92,943 from the son of a patient who received care from September 2007 through March 2008. Everyone knows that parents have an obligation to support their children. But, did you know that many…
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Why not be great?
By Joy Loverde What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for housing prices to rise? Are you waiting for your children to grow up and flee the nest? Are you waiting for a raise or a better job? Are you waiting to be inspired? Are you waiting for a miracle relationship? In the last…
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Moving a Reluctant Parent – Part 10
Blog by Joy Loverde It’s been a very long time since I last blogged about my Aunt and her reluctance to move out of her family home. This situation continues to be one thing after another with her – running out money, increasingly bad health, and driving issues among others. Nothing, absolutely nothing has changed.…
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Boomerang Family: Coming Full Circle with Parenthood
by Joy Loverde Children grow up, get educated, and leave home for good. At least that’s the way it used to be. Whether it’s paying off college debt, unemployment, broken relationships, getting divorced, abusing drugs and alcohol, and/or saving money, many men and women over the age of 25 are now moving back in with…
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