Mar 11, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed, Medicaid, Medicare, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized
I was 30 weeks pregnant with my daughter when a routine doctor’s visit uncovered the fact that a disconnected placenta had cut her off from getting food and water. Essentially, she was starving in utero. Later that same day, my girl was born by emergency C-section...
Feb 23, 2022 | Assisted Living, End-of-Life, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Uncategorized
My neighbor George is not a daughter but he’s certainly part of the daughterhood. You see, until a year ago, he spent most of his time taking care of his parents in the home they shared. Now, from my perspective, he was the best kind of son any parents could hope to...
Sep 14, 2021 | Assisted Living, Home Care
The vast majority of frail older adults live at home — not in independent or assisted living and not in nursing homes. So, If you’re managing your parents’ care, sooner or later you’ll come up against the question of whether you should get them more help at home...
Jun 25, 2021 | Assisted Living, Home Care
I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself Maya Angelou About two months after my husband moved out, I noticed an awful smell coming from somewhere in the kitchen. I spent a whole week trying to locate the source. My kitchen cabinets have...
