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Medicare: Challenging Hospital Discharge Decisions
Aug
31
2015
Please raise your hand if you are confused and overwhelmed with Medicare, their insurance plans, how they work and what your rights are. Now, raise your hand if you want to know who is going to take the time to explain it all to you. Continue Reading
Medication Madness – How Do You Really Feel?
May
21
2015
Polypharmacy is a term used when someone is taking four or more prescription drugs. Did you know over 40 percent of seniors who still live at home are subjects of Polypharmacy? My clients range from ages 55 through 100. I very rarely meet someone who Continue Reading
Seniors Choices: What are they and who makes them
Mar
25
2015
Recently, I was given a book by a friend who wrote in it “this book made me think of you and the valuable work you do.” I got started on it almost immediately to see what lay in the pages that made him feel this Continue Reading
The Size of the Problem: Elder Abuse
Mar
25
2015
The cold winter months are tough to handle, like battling with the thermostats, shoveling, relying on others for necessities. For many of folks these long, cold, dark days are a real battle for depression and other disorders which tend to keep us isolated and indoors. Continue Reading
How Time Flies, As Do Our Brain Cells
Mar
12
2015
The brain is a mighty complex organ that can play many tricks on us, especially as we age and undergo a vast assortment of changes throughout our lives. I’m not sure if most 53-year-olds think so much about these things as I do. Perhaps it Continue Reading
Exploring New Beginnings And Believing You Can Get There
Dec
10
2014
So often when we daydream of a happy time, all the daily clutter and distractions are taken out of the equation and in your mind you have this vision of “a moment.” We tend to not think about what it takes to get us to Continue Reading
Eldercare Transitions: Starting the Conversation
Dec
3
2014
When I meet with families, it is typically the children of the senior loved ones who are requesting to consult with me. Why? There are several reasons the children contact me and not the seniors themselves. One reason may be that their parent or parents Continue Reading
Balking at the Gate: Fear of What’s to Come
Aug
18
2014
How does someone try and convince a parent or loved one that moving into a safer environment is the right choice? How do we make them see that by letting go of the present situation it is actually allowing them to keep their independence for Continue Reading
New Friends on the Beach: Keeping Your Independence
Jul
28
2014
I was visiting friends in Rhode Island a couple weeks ago who were participating in a free diving, spearfishing tournament off of Gooseberry Beach. It was a beautiful Sunday morning: sun bright, water calm. I watched them gear up in their wet suits and prepare Continue Reading