Too many Americans have experienced less than ideal healthcare in recent months as they work through an overwhelmed system. The elderly need to be...
Aging Life Care Managers – Experts in Aging and Organizing
Older adult children working from home have been contacting Aging Life Care Managers such as those at Careplan Geriatric Care Managers in Cleveland, Ohio...
Caregiving Long-Distance Made Easier – One Aging Life Care Professionals® Account
In the pandemic world, we are currently living, long-distance caregiving is further complicated by the litigation set in place to protect our most vulnerable...
This Fall, Prevent Falls For Your Elder Loved One
Fall Prevention Week: September 21 – September 25, 2020 According to the National Council on Aging, one in four Americans aged 65+ fall every...
How Social Isolation Stole My Mom
On September 6, 2019, my mother turned 76. As was our birthday tradition, I invited her to lunch and suggested an outing to a...
Cataracts in Seniors | Senior Care Options
“My mother has been complaining about blurry vision, and I am concerned she might be developing cataracts. I don’t know how she is going...
“Dad resists every suggestion I make! Help!”
Susan is getting burnt out trying to care for her 91 year old father. She has a part-time job teaching and takes care of...
Caring for our Elders and Raising Abuse Awareness
Nearly 1 in 10 American senior citizens are abused or neglected each year, yet only 1 in 14 cases of elder abuse is brought...
Suicide Among Older Adults – And Help For Them
//// By Susan Birenbaum LCSW, MBA, C-ASWCM //// People do not realize that suicide is a major problem in the elderly. Since Older Adults...
Putting Pen to Paper in the Time of COVID-19
“To write a letter is human, to receive a letter, divine” – Susan Lendroth Four years ago, I downsized. Living in an apartment house,...