boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: Looking for "Treasure" on Your Aging Parent's Dementia Journey
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2015/04/looking-for-treasure-on-your-aging.html
Thursday, April 30, 2015. Looking for "Treasure" on Your Aging Parent's Dementia Journey. I've worked with aging parents and their families since 1994. The most important lessons I've learned didn't come from books or seminars. They came from adult children who faced the difficulties of their parents' journey, even when it involved dementia. Keith, a friend from church, has a dad with Frontotemporal Dementia. Here's what Keith said about his dad. Keith mentioned a few:. Posted by Alice Kalso.
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: October 2014
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2014_10_01_archive.html
Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Eldercare Options: The When's and Where's of Moving From Home. When does your parent want to move from his or her home? Nationally, more than 90% of seniors say, "Never." Yet that ideal doesn't always work out. So how do you begin a conversation about housing and care, knowing there's a possibility your parent might need to move? Sometimes framing the subject of moving in terms of options allows your parent to think of it in a different light. 1 Some people stay put. Such as a ...
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: September 2014
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2014_09_01_archive.html
Tuesday, September 30, 2014. VARIETY sums up today's assisted living choices. If your parent needs assisted living today, and he or she lives in a city or suburbs, there's one word that describes what you'll see. Variety. Take Bellevue, Washington, for example. The following assisted living communities differ in size, ambiance, pricing and care. In many US cities, you'll find similar range of offerings. The Gardens at Town Square-. Variety is the spice of life? Posted by Alice Kalso. Giving up the car?
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: Looking for Free Help on Medicaid? Columbia Legal Services Has It Covered
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2015/04/looking-for-free-help-regarding.html
Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Looking for Free Help on Medicaid? Columbia Legal Services Has It Covered. I live in Washington State. So do my clients. When they're understandably stumped about Medicaid for their aging parent, I turn them over to the best free sources around: publications by Columbia Legal Services. What kinds of things can be purchased as she is spending assets to qualify? And "What is the income limit for Medicaid eligibility? And Questions and Answers on the COPES Program. So if you might b...
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: King County, WA: Free Program Aims to Reduce Recurring Falls
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2015/01/king-county-wa-free-program-aims-to.html
Friday, January 30, 2015. King County, WA: Free Program Aims to Reduce Recurring Falls. Does your parent live in King County in Washington State? Has he or she called 9-1-1 for a fall, or has someone else called on his or her behalf? Or has a health care professional assessed him or her as at high risk for falling? Does your parent live independently- not in assisted living, nursing or senior public housing? A free in-home safety walk through of their home by a physical therapist. For more information, c...
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: February 2015
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2015_02_01_archive.html
Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Adult Family Homes: Commonly Asked Questions. All down the West Coast, and in other parts of the country, adult family homes dot the eldercare landscape. In Seattle and surrounding King County, there are 1100 such care homes. Since then, I've spoken with clients who have had the following questions about adult family homes. 1 Are caregivers in adult family homes adequately qualified? What is the staffing level in an adult family home? In Washington, the law requires at least...
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: Adult Family Homes: Commonly Asked Questions
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2015/02/adult-family-homes-commonly-asked.html
Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Adult Family Homes: Commonly Asked Questions. All down the West Coast, and in other parts of the country, adult family homes dot the eldercare landscape. In Seattle and surrounding King County, there are 1100 such care homes. Since then, I've spoken with clients who have had the following questions about adult family homes. 1 Are caregivers in adult family homes adequately qualified? What is the staffing level in an adult family home? In Washington, the law requires at least...
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: Caregivers Carry the Weight of Grief; We Can Lighten the Load
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2015/03/caregivers-carry-weight-of-grief.html
Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Caregivers Carry the Weight of Grief; We Can Lighten the Load. If you or your aging parent is caring for a loved one, you know about stress. It may seem like your middle name. It sends your heart racing and your stomach aching. But what about grief? That set of emotions that we usually connect with death actually comes much sooner. Other losses are spiritual in nature. Often caregivers ask the "Why" questions: "Why is this. happening? Where are the sources of comfort? This 'antic...
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: December 2014
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2014_12_01_archive.html
Sunday, December 28, 2014. Untangling the Senior Housing and Care Maze? Look in a directory of senior and care housing options, and you may get lost in the words. So many options it's a little like a toddler in a 31-flavor ice cream store. The good news is that there's an abundance of help for your aging parent, whether you're looking for the future, or for next week. There are many options besides a skilled nursing facility. Here's a list. 4 Assisted living communities. This type of community is a combi...
boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com
A Boomer's Guide to Eldercare: Some Good Words for Your Aging Parent at Easter
http://boomersguidetoeldercare.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-good-word-for-your-aging-parent-at.html
Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Some Good Words for Your Aging Parent at Easter. What does your aging parent want and need at Easter? Hint: it's not a chocolate bunny, or a brightly colored egg. It's not even an Easter lily, as gorgeous as that seems. It's love. But what does love look like, to any of us, at any age? Christian author Philip Yancey in "Vanishing Grace". Writes of being asked the question, "When do you feel loved? Here's how he answered. I feel loved when. Someone makes me feel important.
