What Aging Parents Expect of their Adult Children
When does the role of adult child change to include caregiver? Longtime family dynamics can impact how the boundaries between adult children and their parents become blurred. When do adult childre…
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February is National Caregivers Month. One task that can be daunting for family caregivers is identifying the assisted living community that best fits their loved one’s unique needs. It is important for caregivers to be able to identify the differe…
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Categories: Advocacy, Aging Parents, Caregiving, Dementia, Dementia, Elder Care, Elderly Independence, Elderly Isolation, Elderly Safety, Estate Planning, Family Caregiver, Geriatric Care, Health, Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Care Coordinator, Life Care Planning, Medicaid Planning, Memory Loss, Nursing Home
Here in the great state of Connecticut, there have been several new communities opening and marketed to the older adult population. Communities designated as “Independent Living” (IL) and “Assisted Living” (AL) can be very successful in comba…
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Categories: Aging Parents, Caregiving, Elder Care, Elderly Independence, Elderly Isolation, Elderly Safety, Estate Planning, Fall Prevention, Family Caregiver, Life Care Planning, Long-Term Care Planning
A 79 year old woman named Kay was afflicted with some arthritis in her knees, but was generally in good health and enjoyed her daily walks and traveling.
On a recent trip overseas last year, she missed a step and lost her footing. She could no longer…
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Categories: Aging in Place, Aging Parents, Blog, Caregiving, Elder Law, Elderly Falling, Elderly Independence, Elderly Isolation, Elderly Safety, Elderly Safety Device, Estate Planning, Fall Prevention, Long-Term Care Planning
As individuals get older, they often need more and more help with their personal and financial needs. It becomes harder to do a whole host of things ranging from paying bills and balancing a checkbook to keeping track of medications, transportatio…
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