Everyone wants long term success. But it is elusive for most. Long term success is dependent on knowing where you are now and where you are headed. Then closing the gap. Frequently. Continuously. Whether it’s your business, your career or your life at home., it’s easy to get off track, lose touch or get buried […]
A Long-Term Care Article for Loved Ones of the Elderly/ Guest Post
A Long-Term Care Article for Loved Ones of the Elderly Finding the Best Long-term Care for an Aging or Disabled Loved One By Dawn Waddell Elledge RN, CCM Board Certified Aging Life Care Professional, Owner @ Elledge Geriatric Care Management Whether or not you have thought about long term care for an aging or disabled […]
Taking care of yourself while taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
Taking care of yourself while taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s Disease Did you know that November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month? Many people are directly affected by this debilitating disease, both as patients and caregivers. If you are tending to the needs of someone with Alzheimer’s, you may […]
The Greatness Challenge: Excerpt
In this manifesto, I beseech you to belly up to the realization that we can no longer afford to rest on our laurels. The world is shifting to a different playing field, one New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman says is “flattened by instant connectivity.” If we don’t wake up in time to retool for […]
To Hire or Not to Hire: Family Caregiving and When It’s Time for a Helping Hand
To Hire or Not to Hire: Family Caregiving and When It’s Time for a Helping Hand By: Samantha Stein A secure long term care coverage is difficult to find, especially when it concerns your parents. Who do you trust with their care? Would an insurance policy be enough? And which long term care insurance companies […]
Guest Post: How to Know if a Parent Needs Assisted Care
No one wants to move to a nursing home or put an aging parent in one. Yet, families may not have a choice when Dad loses a lot of weight because he lives alone and doesn’t eat well, or when he becomes depressed and forgetful. The nursing home may be the only place to care […]
Now is Better Than Later
“Human beings have a very limited ability to accurately predict or even imagine the needs of their future self. It is especially true when that future contains scary possibilities.” ~ Dr. Bill Thomas I lost my mom before she died. I could no longer deny that her Alzheimer’s was full-blown. She had early onset […]
