“I’m so sorry about your dad’s death, Carol.” I heard that kind message repeatedly after my dad died. The only problem was that my dad, as I knew him, had died ten years earlier. Well-meaning people were giving me their condolences a decade after the fact. Dad had undergone brain surgery to correct fluid build-up caused by scar... Read more
I have written a few articles on listening to elders and keeping their stories alive. I wrote about it for this site in a blog that was posted October 23, 2006. I wrote about it for my Minding Our Elders blog, as well. I still believe listening - actually listening - to our elders tell their stories can be one of the most important things we can... Read more
A fascinating caregiving article on the New York Times Web site has grabbed a lot of attention in the past few days. Titled “Elder-Care Costs Deplete Savings of a Generation,” and written by Jane Gross, the article ran December 30, 2006.
The elder-care article begins with the following:
“To care for her ailing 97-year-old father over the... Read more
In-home health care is often cited as one of the fastest growing industries in the economy. Researchers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics have pointed out that the number of home health care workers is expected to grow by 70 percent by 2014. For caregivers like us, this means that many of us are having to make some very important decisions... Read more
Today's Washinton Post describes just how far our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia has come in the last decade. In “Silver Bells: For 20 Alzheimer’s Patients, the Best Christmas Present Is Tied Up in the Past,” Post writer Tamara Jones tells of a senior facility in Washington D.C. and the wonderful holiday cheer a staff... Read more
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