My mom was in her 50s when we first looked into hiring a home health aide to help her around the house. Unlike the typical elderly or senior person most home attendants are called to care for, mom was still…
A reader contacted me recently to ask for advice dealing with an elderly neighbor who constantly makes sexually inappropriate comments. It seems the 73-year old can’t help talking about the reader’s buttocks when they meet or talk on the phone…
I read something recently about a trend in nursing home care that concerned me. Many facilities are cutting staff in the wake of declining admissions as state and federal governments cut funding to Medicare and Medicaid programs and more senior…
Did you know that a disconnected cell phone could save your life? A police officer once told me that a cell phone doesn’t have to be activated to dial 911 as long as the battery on the phone is charged. …
Lets be real. No man really wants to live with their mother-in-law. Nonetheless, my husband Rod has shared our home with my elderly and disabled mother since we said our I dos. During these eight years we’ve bickered about a…
During a recent walk around their neighborhood my sister-in-law’s mother and her home health aide made an unscheduled stop at the bank to withdraw $300. When they returned the home attendant told my sister-in-law that her mother had gotten away…
So you’ve finally decided it’s time to take a more active role in your parents care. Perhaps you’ve already assumed responsibility for making sure the bills are paid on time. You may also accompany your mom or dad on doctor’s…
Lately I’ve been thinking about when I first moved mom into my home and the impact it had on my life. Like I said before, I was 35, single and making a career change. That in and of itself was…
