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The Sandwich Generation: Is Everyone on Board?
Apr
23
2013
So, what exactly is the sandwich generation? It is the generation of people who are assisting their aging parents while still raising their own family. Caring for an adult family member and your own children simultaneously is a financial and emotional challenge. Only one-third of Continue Reading
Ask Yourself This: 5 Important Questions to Consider
Apr
20
2013
5 Important questions families need to ask themselves before a crisis happens with their aging loved one: # 1. Are my loved ones safe in their present environment? Do they live alone? Is there a caregiver or spouse able to assist them? If so, is this the Continue Reading
The Elder Care Conversation: What Part of the Equation Are You?
Sep
3
2012
Do you know someone or are you someone who is worried about your aging loved ones? Or is that aging loved one you? It is one thing to be thrown into crisis mode and forced to make quick decisions on unstudied facts because of sudden Continue Reading
And We’re Off: The Race to Secure the Wellbeing of Our Elders
Aug
3
2012
When it comes to our elders, parents or to a loved one’s safety, well being and quality of life, there are many subjects I wish to share with my readers. For instance, how many steps does it take to safe guard our elders against harm’s Continue Reading
Elder Care Options At Home
Oct
5
2011
In-home care has come a long way in recent years. Seniors living at home are able to hold on to the feeling of independence while having the help they need with every day life. Being in familiar surroundings can be therapeutic in so many ways. Continue Reading
The leaves are falling
Oct
2
2011
The leaves are falling, the wind is howling, the air has a bone chilling dampness – are your aging loved ones safe in their environment? Stop by and bring them some cider or fresh baked pumpkin bread and take a peek at their surroundings. Is Continue Reading
Senior Services In Albany
Sep
9
2011
Do you know someone or are you someone who needs help with a senior loved one or is that senior loved one you? No matter what part of the equation you are in, each one of us is faced with worries, fears, anxieties and stresses. Continue Reading
When is the Right Time???
Jun
7
2011
When is the right time to get assistance for your Senior Loved One?! So many of us ask this question. Well, as I spoke of previously in my first blog ”Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Happen” , be aware, make a plan. If a crisis happens Continue Reading
Don’t Wait for a Crisis to Happen…
Jun
3
2011
So often I don’t hear from families until they are in Crisis Mode! I relate to that action, that is exactly why I started A Senior’s Choice! When my family was faced with the illness of our father who had been hospitalized, we were told he could Continue Reading