A Health Care Directive (also known as Advance Directive or Living Will) is a very important document not only for your parents or other senior family members to discuss and sign, but for all adults. It’s essential that the person who holds the power of attorney (POA) and/or family (or court appointed guardian if there […]
Article by Alison Starkey, Assistant Manager, Take Care Move Assistance, Lake Oswego, Oregon Website: http://takecareofus.com Email: [email protected] (Used with permission) I encourage you to get to know more about Senior Move Managers (SMM’s) and meet with one in your area. You may have decided to take care of the downsizing process on your own, but […]
Article by Alison Starkey, Assistant Manager, Take Care Move Assistance, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Website: www.takecareofus.com Email: [email protected] (Used with permission) What we learned as a family: There are many decisions and activities along the way for downsizing a senior. The following is hardly all inclusive. It doesn’t talk about legalities, real estate or finances which certainly are […]
My appreciation goes to Alison Starkey, Assistant Manager of Take Care Move Assistance, Lake Oswego, Oregon, who gave me permission to post portions of her article: “The Zen of Senior Downsizing,” which I will do in 3 parts. Check out the website: www.takecareofus.com Email: [email protected] Are you or someone you know, such as a parent, thinking […]
As you read in Part I of Medication Safety, knowing what medications are being taken is beneficial for several reasons; and in addition, setting up a process for when the medications should be taken is essential. Now for the next step: to come up with an easy way for you to keep track of the […]
My parents did well with their medications up to their mid to late 70’s. Dad was responsible for getting the next day’s medications ready for both of them, the night before. I helped out by submitting new prescriptions as well as the refills to the mail order Pharmacy; and since I lived about 6 hours […]
Marla’s Musings Continued – used with permission from Andelcare http://andelcare.com “Four Simple Steps to Prevent Falling, by Shannon O’Brien, About.com Guide) #2 Increase Your Home’s Accessibility and Safety to Reduce Falling Risks About half of all falls happen at home. To increase accessibility and make your home safer: Remove items you might trip over (such […]
This is an excellent article from Andelcare in Bellevue, Washington. Marla’s Musings – used with permission from Andelcare andelcare.com. It was very easy to decide on the theme for this newsletter. Last week I spent a day with my Mom. We went to her financial planner, visited in the office with the Andelcare staff, went […]
I’ve been thinking about what precipitated my brothers and me to start making improvements in safety for our parents who had lived independently in their small 2 level house for close to 20 years. One of the many concerns had to do with bathroom safety. Being in their mid to late 70’s at the time, […]
The Senior Care Organizer is a combination of organizational insights, caregiving and resource information for managing senior adult care or to set up one’s own plan for the future. It came together over the 12 years that Claudia cared for her parents as they moved from independent living to retirement, to assisted living and finally to extended care. Claudia also organizes Senior Care Workshops in addition to providing various types of assistance to seniors, as well as to adult children as they care for their aging parents.