If you missed my last week’s radio show, you missed Gary Owens and his wonderful sharing as a caregiving spouse.  Gary is many things: a problem solver, entrepeneur, cabinet builder, inventor of TenderCare beds.  But,  as he says, his most important role in life is being caregiver to his wife Gina.

14 years ago when Gina became disabled, their world changed forever…shrinking to one room with an institutional hospital bed.  That bed became a constant reminder of her illness.  She didn’t want family to visit because she didn’t want them to see her like that.  Gary knew he had to somehow change that ugly hospital bed into Click to continue

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There are some wonderful companies out there creating technology-based products and services to help adult daughters/sons and our aging parents.

I want to highlight one such company and product, FineThanx.   Before I describe the service, think about the following:

  • How many of our parents forget to wear their PERS (personal emergency alert systems)?  I venture to say, quite a few.
  • We’ve heard the statistics.  One in every 3 persons aged 65+ falls each year.
  • With the growing desire to age in place and the risk of falling at home alone, wouldn’t it be great to have an automated system that checks on your loved one every 24 hours and communicates their status to their whole Circle of Care (including children that live far away)?

Peter Sharff, founder of FineThanx, developed an automated call system as a result of a person experience with his grandmother who fell, did not use her alert button and was not found for 2 days.  The company’s tagline is “make every day independence day.” This service does indeed meet the aging parent’s desire to age in place, and also meets the adult daughter/son’s concern for their parent’s safety.

The service is:

  • simple to set up and use
  • well-designed and tested
  • automated
  • flexible
  • supports an aging parent’s independence and desire to age-in-place

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ADAPT – 5 Part Method to Guide an Aging Parent through Crisis & Change

July 15, 2010

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Thanks to Patricia Grace of Aging with Grace for an excellent interview on her BlogTalkRadio show last Monday.  I had the opportunity of sharing the core part of my new book, my new ADAPT method for adult [...]

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3 Tips to Help Your Aging Parent Face Change

July 11, 2010

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It really starts with you… and your attitude, approach and response to your aging parent!
Whenever you are helping your parent face a crisis or change, start out by following these 3 tips. These actions will give [...]

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Helping Your Aging Parent Cope with Summer Heat

July 7, 2010

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One of the best things you can do is help prevent dehydration in your parent.
Dehydration can be a threat to the elderly at any time of the year, but in the summer, they are especially vulnerable.  Just [...]

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Transitioning an Aging Parent to Assisted Living – When and How

July 1, 2010

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The other day a reader asked me, “When is it necessary for a parent to move into assisted living?”  We have all heard about the studies that show most older adults wish to age-in-place. [...]

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Tune in June 29th at 11am Eastern when Shon Ingram is my guest

June 28, 2010

Join me and Shon Ingram, owner and lead consultant with Eldercare Life Solutions.
Shon will share how elder mediation can help your aging parent and your family.  Have you ever had challenges in getting your family on the same page when it comes to making decisions for your parent?  It could be a conflict over an [...]

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Pointerware – A Simple Way to Get Your Aging Parent Connected

June 25, 2010

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Last year when I told a friend I was trying out some new elder-friendly software on my mother, he urged me to give Pointerware a try.  Much to my chagrin, I never followed up… until [...]

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What is a Major Transition Really Like for Your Aging Parent?

June 20, 2010

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I had an experience today that was a wake-up call for me!
I have helped my mother through several major and minor transitions over the past years, and I’ve researched and written [...]

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Elder Abuse – How Can I Protect My Aging Parent Against Financial Abuse?

June 17, 2010

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Elder abuse can happen to any older adult in any situation.  It’s estimated that 1 in 5 cases go unreported.  Financial abuse alone costs our seniors $2.6 billion each year!
I encourage [...]

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