Oct 14, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Medicaid, Medicare, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Paying for Care, Resources, Uncategorized
In a recent survey, AARP found that about three-quarters of all caregivers spend, on average, 20 percent of their household income on caregiving. This is on top of the estimated $470 billion in unpaid care that they provide; and doesn’t include the potential lost...
Oct 2, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed, Home Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Paying for Care, Uncategorized
On August 16th we hosted our 6th Daughterhood conversation on Zoom focused on Navigating Home Care for Your Parents. I was joined by Andrea Cohen, founder, and CEO of Houseworks and Christine Lee, founder and CEO of Companion Home Care Solutions, an agency that...
Sep 26, 2022 | Common Challenges, Medicare, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Paying for Care, Uncategorized
“What do you mean Medicare doesn’t cover this?” My friend Sarah was caught off guard when I told her that her parent’s health insurance program doesn’t cover her parents’ care. What I explained is that there’s a lot Medicare doesn’t cover and one of the biggest gaps...
Sep 6, 2022 | Common Challenges, End-of-Life, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Resources
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog about how important it is to prepare for end-of-life decisions you might have to make on behalf of your parents. I wrote about advance directives, and having important conversations with doctors and family. I culled so much good...
Apr 5, 2022 | Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Uncategorized
Every time I turn on my computer, I see some story or advice about the importance of self-care, especially for women. We read about how Arianna Huffington is on us to get more sleep, which has the effect of keeping me up all night worrying about the bad things that...
Mar 29, 2022 | Common Challenges, End-of-Life, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Resources, Uncategorized
I’ve said many times that few things are more disorienting than the shift from being cared for by your parents to caring for your parents. The only thing that makes it harder is when your parent (or spouse) has dementia. This is quite possibly the most challenging of...
