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Long-Term Care For Aging Parents And Their Four Legged Friends

Most of us understand how pets bring joy to people and why they are important. This is particularly true for older folks who may have lost loved ones and who have also lost regular human companionship. A dog or cat can provide that unconditional love we all need. More assisted…

Carolyn RosenblattMay 1, 2018

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Who Will Decide For You About Medical Care In Your Last Days?

Many of us will be impaired at some point late in life. We may need someone to articulate our wishes about healthcare as we near our end. How do we choose the right person or persons? What do they need to know? The American Bar Association offers a free Consumer's Tool…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 21, 2018

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A Little Known Right For Loved Ones In Rehab Facilities

Most of another, or us, at one time, know someone who has to spend time in a long-term care facility. It could be an aging parent, a friend or you yourself. These places are called "rehab", nursing homes, long-term care homes or skilled nursing facilities. What makes them different from…

Carolyn RosenblattJanuary 22, 2018

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Heed These Warnings About Aging Parents' Medications

Is your aging parent one of the many battling Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia and taking medication? Dr. Elizabeth Landsverk, a Silicon Valley, California-based geriatrician, recently quoted in an article in The Mercury News, strongly advises against elders taking certain everyday medications as they undo any benefits of…

Carolyn RosenblattJune 9, 2017

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What Aging Parent Leaves A Legacy of No Regrets?

Does it seem impossible that a person can reach his last days and look back without any regrets at all? What does it take? We all seem to regret our mistakes and some of our choices in life. At AgingParents.com, we hear a lot from adult children of aging parents in…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 19, 2017

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3 Things Everyone Should Know About Home Care Workers

It starts innocently enough. The watchful adult child, usually the daughter notes that her mother is having more trouble with walking and caring for herself. She thinks some help a few days a week would allow mom more independence. She talks her into getting help at home and sets…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 4, 2017

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Removing Secrecy In Nursing Home Wrongdoing

After 25 years without changes in basic rules, the nursing home industry is finally being forced to reveal hidden wrongs that happen to residents. Nursing Home Until now, consumers were required to sign arbitration agreements when they were admitted to a nursing home. Taking a loved one to a nursing…

Carolyn RosenblattOctober 5, 2016

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5 Success Tips In Caring For Difficult Parents

First, we do have to put ourselves first sometimes. What's best for us, best for our own families and our own peace of mind must be a serious consideration. Sacrificing our sanity for the sake of caregiving is not the best choice. Delegate and find others to help if having…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 22, 2014

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Mom's Dating Adventures at Age 91

Mikol's Mom, Alice is turning 91 this month. She's been widowed for four years. She gets lonely. Where does a woman at this age meet a guy? There are not so many single men around at her age, and she was telling us about her frustration with that. We thought…

Mikol DavisApril 15, 2014

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What If You Try To Help Your Aging Parent With Dementia And No One Listens?

Hi, Carolyn here. I hope you are doing well and getting through your day. Today we’re discussing frustrations with the healthcare directive (a document that enables you to act on another person's behalf for healthcare decisions). Sometimes its also called a healthcare power of attorney, or a living will. Not…

Mikol DavisMarch 31, 2014

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