Dental Care and Seniors: The Oral Care Challenges that Come With Aging
Life has this habit of taking a toll on our teeth. After decades of eating, drinking, and numerous other activities, once we get to a later stage of life, the state of our teeth can be less than ideal. In fact, the state of our teeth can become problematic. It’s...How to Help Prevent Medicare Fraud
Unfortunately, we live in a world where some people prey on unsuspecting innocents. By providing fraudulent information, many elderly are being taken advantage of by unscrupulous people who would manipulate them out of their money and private information. As a...If You Don’t Ask, The Answer Will Always Be No
A post I wrote last month apparently hit a nerve in the caregiver community, so I thought I’d address the gist of these comments. It was about asking for help at holiday gatherings. As a caregiver who became used to doing it all, I stopped asking others for help. Why...The Beginning
My introduction to caregiving was completely unexpected. My ten-year-old son and I were shopping when my phone rang. The words I heard changed everything, “Mom’s in the hospital. You have to get here right away.” Since my dad’s health had been questionable for years,...Levels of Care(giving)
Looking back on my career as a caregiver, I marvel at the number of levels of care (and a subsequent level of stress) I had to maneuver through, remembering how at every level I’d say to myself, “I can’t take this stress much longer.” The first level was “The...Connect With Me
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