5 Things You Should Know Before Your Aging Parents' Next ER Visit

January 8, 2012

Yesterday, I met with a lovely woman, Betty, who shared about the saga of caring for her husband, from the time he entered the hospital as a seemingly healthy 74 year old until now … just 8 months later, a resident of a long-term care facility.

One thing she said to me several times, “Dale, please tell people the information they need to know about their loved ones, and the conversations they need to have NOW.”

Here are 5 key things you need to know about your aging loved one’s health before their next ER visit.

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New Service to Help with Safety of Aging Parents (Older Drivers)

January 1, 2012

Keeping Us Safe is proud to announce that Dale Carter is now certified as a “Beyond Driving with Dignity” Professional. This program is designed to help provide the older driver and their family with a common-sense approach to facilitate (and often times mediate!) rational, common-sense solutions based on tangible facts and personal observations.

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Surgeons confused by Living Wills: Important Information for You and Your Aging Parent

December 26, 2011

  (Thanks to our guest blogger for highlighting a matter that is critical to quality of life and death for everyone!  Douglas D. Germann, Sr. is an Elder Caring Lawyer in South Bend, Indiana.  His contact information is at the end of this post.)   Here is an article from the Annals of Surgery which headlines [...]

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Give the Gift of Health to Your Aging Parents

December 20, 2011

I can imagine you read that headline, and thought how do I do that?  It is true that we each have an unique genetic disposition to diseases; we are subject to a lifetime of environmental toxins; and, our bodies are impacted by the aging process.  It’s easy for us and our parents to feel that [...]

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Aging Parent? Top 5 Blogposts for 2011

December 5, 2011

Just in case you missed any of my blog posts in 2011, here are the top 5 most read blogposts (in order of popularity, the most popular is first.) These posts address the most common issues we face with aging parents:
* how to help those who refuse help
* how to help our parents transition to Assisted Living
* how to utilize innovations and safety features in bathrooms
* how to communicate with loved ones with dementia
* how to communicate with difficult siblings
Read, reflect and gain insight into some of the key issues that you may face now or in the coming year with your aging parent and family!

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Checklist As You Visit Your Aging Parents This Thanksgiving

November 19, 2011

The holidays bring a spike in admissions at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. A lot can happen in one year, in terms of your parent’s health and home. If you find yourself in a home that’s in disarray or facing someone who is in frail health, you may find yourself in a reactive mode, wanting to jump at a solution. There’s a better way to approach the situation.

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Aging Parent? A New Approach and Understanding

November 13, 2011

Join me for 3 evenings in November (one hour each evening over the phone) when I show you exactly how to help your aging parent, regardless of the challenge. I will provide you with the same roadmap I used in helping my mother. Based on sound principles of communication, project management, and gerontology, you’ll learn the innovative ADAPT tool that you’ll be able to use time and time again. But, it’s not only a process. I’ll show you how to get you whole family on the same page and sharing the care.

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Powerful Program to Help Our Aging Parents Manage Chronic Pain

November 6, 2011

Chronic pain! It’s like an unseen turmoil that continuously saps the energy, strength and joy of life from our aging loved ones. It can easily lead to anxiety and depression. Now there is a no-cost program, a self-management tool, “Better Choices, Better Health,” designed to provide practical ways, education in life choices and treatment options, and a support system built in.

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Aging Parent? Resources and Strategies Revealed on This No-Cost Call

October 28, 2011

Do you have an aging parent?
What would help you at time of the next crisis or transition?
How about several key resources & tools at your fingertips?
Come and join us at our no-cost teleseminar on Nov. 8, 2011.
I’ll share key resources and a preview of my ADAPT framework for caregivers.
Get a preview of my 3 part seminar series, now being made available to “any caregiver, anywhere.”

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Keys to Health and Happiness for Your Aging Parent

October 26, 2011

One of the first questions my friend and I always ask each other is, “how is your mother doing?” Our mothers have each had their share of medical problems as they aged and have made very different choices in where and how they will live. Neither has a college education, neither is wealthy, and both are quiet ladies. So, what is it that has caused these two women to thrive through crises and the challenges of aging? I think Val and I ponder this question not just out of friendship and caring for each other, but we too are thinking about our own aging. We are all on this journey of life together!
Join Dale as she explores her perspective on the keys to health and happiness.

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