I am the owner of a home care agency that specializes in dementia care. I contacted Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN-Attorney and mediator, for help with a particularly complex case that involved a demented businessman who was still going to the workplace. His behavior there had become problematic, and the family was…
Mikol DavisNovember 22, 2013
The recent hospitalization of my 63 year old brother was a sudden reminder of how overwhelming it can be for any visitor who steps inside the hospital doors. Many of us have aging parents or other elderly relatives. Some are living independently and some have help. What they all have in common is…
Carolyn RosenblattNovember 19, 2013
Elder Financial Abuse Right Under Our Noses? Alice, my mother in law, is blessed with a great memory and pretty good health for a woman of 91. She works at it. She's been a widow for 5 years now. When he was alive, Dad always handled their finances. Since she's…
Mikol DavisNovember 16, 2013
Hello, again Carolyn and Mikol here. We've just returned from an exhausting emergency that began with a phone call. When I picked up, the caller identified herself as a nurse at a familiar hospital. It felt as if my heart stopped when she said that my brother was in ICU…
Carolyn RosenblattNovember 4, 2013
Hello, again. Carolyn here. If you're like I am, you don't just want to live longer, you want longevity and good health. So, how do we get there? We all hear the advice about eating right and getting more exercise. OK, so what does that mean for you personally? What are you…
Carolyn RosenblattOctober 21, 2013
We're looking at something we know is painful: family conflicts. Sibling battles. Arguing with your aging parent. Do you have a dispute going on in your family? As parents age, many problems can crop up among adult siblings and sometimes with the elder himself. Many of these problems arise from financial…
Mikol DavisOctober 14, 2013
A recent survey by the National Endowment for Financial Education found that seven in 10 adults say they have difficulty talking to their families about who will make financial decisions on behalf of an aging family member who becomes unable to handle their money. Part of the problem is…
Carolyn RosenblattSeptember 17, 2013
Should you or shouldn’t you? Seems as if someone is always promoting the purchase of long term care insurance. Most of us don’t want to think about getting old and needing anything like that. If we ever think about it, it’s a thing we want to defer until later. The…
Carolyn RosenblattSeptember 14, 2013
Challenging Aging Parents Are your aging parents driving you a little nuts? If so, you’re not alone. Whether we’re feeling loving or merely dutiful, we’re probably trying to do the right thing by them. Let’s admit it: it can be really, really hard sometimes! A recent client told us that…
Mikol DavisSeptember 13, 2013
