Solo Aging ♦ Senior Living ♦ Aging Parents
Let’s say Mom and Dad have decided to move into a retirement community or move closer to you, and now they want you to handle the process of selling their home. Where do you start? Worse yet, what if you don’t live anywhere near your parents? How do you accomplish this important task from long […]
Got Aging Parents? Helping Them May Include Selling Their House Read More »
NOTHING binds us better than sharing a meal. Young and old. Rich and poor. Gay and straight. Everyone is welcome to the table. Isolation and loneliness is a modern-day reality. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Join the “Let’s Eat Together” movement and together we can change our lives, and those who are
Solo Ager? Let’s Eat Together Read More »
The holidays came and went. Perhaps you spent significant family-time together with Mom and Dad — on their turf. Did what you see and hear disturb you in any way? Are you aware of any problems they may be having that require your immediate attention? Take a deep breath. If what you witnessed finally convinced you
Moving an Aging Parent into Your Home: Are You Sure? Read More »
I have a gift idea for your parents that will change their lives – and yours. By now Mom and Dad (and Gramma) probably have everything they ever wanted and needed. And giving them more stuff only adds to the pile of unwanted items. They tell you that they have everything they need in life.
Birthday coming up? What do you give aging parents who have everything? Read More »
You get along fine with Mom and Dad. You have your life, and they have theirs. You do what you want and so do they. Sometimes that means your parents spend their entire day doing nothing more than sitting around the house watching TV, reading the newspaper, making something to eat, taking naps, and watching
Attention Adult Children: Got an Aging Parent Who Does Nothing All Day? Read More »
Author, Damon Brown writes, “’Projects, people and passions can keep us on the move, but there is a distinct difference between busyness and productivity. Productivity feels like you do not want to stop. Busyness feels like you cannot stop.” Busyness fulfils the ego. Busyness becomes a measurement of worth. Busyness fulfills guilt. Not taking a
Family Caregivers: Are you addicted to busyness? Read More »
Managing the care of parents and others requires updating our mindsets to fit the situation. On any given day we grapple with questions like: Who makes the decisions? Who pays for what? We also ride the daily emotional rollercoaster, simultaneously feeling sad, angry, guilty, loving and helpless and often wonder if we are “losing it.”
Caring for Aging Parents? How Can I Be In Two Place At Once? Read More »
Part 1 of this series offers ideas about arranging effective locations to have sensitive eldercare conversations. This post discusses conversation timing strategies. When you decide to initiate a conversation, and you know that the discussion has the potential to be emotionally explosive, ask yourself these questions ahead of time: Am I over-tired or stressed out
Holidays Are NOT the Ideal Time to Talk About Eldercare – Part 2 Read More »
With the holiday season fast approaching, and family members all in one place, you may believe that this is an ideal time to open up the dialogue with parents’ about their future needs. And I think otherwise. You’ve probably heard the expression, “timing is everything.” That statement is especially true when it comes to holiday
Holidays Are NOT the Ideal Time to Talk About Eldercare – Part 1 Read More »
When I walked into Mom’s apartment, she was sitting on the sofa with a bag of ice on her arm. Seeing her sitting there looking sad and out of sorts stopped me dead in my tracks. As I was trying to process the situation, she said, “Aren’t you going to feel sorry for me?” I
How to Get Your Aging Parents to Exercise Read More »