“Her big thing was, ‘I’m fine, I’m strong,’ recalls her daughter Margaret Robbibaro. “She was going to motor on.” Yet over the next few months, the Sewickley resident started to notice things weren’t quite right with her 84-year-old mother.
While mediators have been used for years to help divorcing couples sort out legal and financial disagreements and avoid court battles, eldercare mediation is a relatively new and specialized service designed to help families resolve disputes that are related to aging parents or other elderly relatives.
Here are some strategies for fostering resilience and helping you cope with the ongoing stress and periodic crises involved in caring for someone with a chronic illness.
As we age, toenails can become thicker and harder to cut, and reduced flexibility can make it more difficult to even get into the right position to cut them.
Music therapist Barbara Zuck of Havre created A-Z Activity Cards to help enrich communication for elderly residents in a variety of care situations.
A number of government programs and other tips that may be able to help caregivers monetarily while they care for their elderly loved ones.
Having important documents secure, yet easy to find and use when needed, is a challenge for many older folks, but with a little work, it can be accomplished.
Seeking guardianship or conservatorship for who can’t tend to their own needs? It’s a long process. Plan ahead with a durable power of attorney.
Using online tools like “Find Care Providers” on Medicare.gov can make it easier to compare and choose doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and more.
Patton is 17 hands tall, weighing about 1,700 lbs. Culver Academies donated him to Holistic Riding Equine Therapy, where he will easily carry large students.
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