Health Care

In a way, this is how it all started. Years earlier I wrote an article titled Dealing With Adult Parents. At that point, I was starting to notice that Mom’s habits and memory seemed to be changing a bit. It was scary, but I tried putting a positive spin on it; most of us are […]

Diabetes is a horrible disease to deal with, and it’s also one of the fastest growing diseases in the world. There’s a lot that’s been said about it, which is a good thing. It’s also a bad thing because people who aren’t diabetic read one article and think they know everything there is to know […]

I remember reading an article by CNN some years ago titled ‘The older you are, the worse the hospital is for you’. Initially I thought it was a bit over the top when it came to elderly care while they’re in the hospital. Unfortunately, they weren’t far from the mark, and did touch upon some […]

In my previous article talking about reasons to consider assisted living, I advocated checking into them to see if it might be a place for your loved one as they get older and need more help. It was more about the needs for assisted living and the potential emotions associated with it by potential residents. […]

The hardest conversation anyone has with their elderly parents is when the time comes to talk about assisted living of any kind. Unfortunately, for the majority of us it’s a conversation that we can’t ignore for a number of reasons. Windsor Senior Living via Compfight It’s not only hard on our elders but on us […]