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10 Caregiver Tips for Dealing with the Unknown: Embrace the Journey with Confidence
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) As a loving and devoted care partner to an elder loved one, you’ve probably faced more unknowns than you’d ever imagined possible. Many of my Patient Advocacy clients have told me how life’s curveballs – especially while caring for someone else – can make the job seem […]

Signs Your Elder Loved One Isn’t Taking Their Medications (& Tips for Getting Back on Track)
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) I know you’re a dedicated and compassionate care partner. You try so hard to provide a safe, caring and nurturing environment, but it can be mind-numbingly difficult to manage and monitor EVERYTHING. Never is that more apparent than when your elder loved one isn’t taking their medications. […]

Spotting the Signs of Elder Abuse: Let’s Protect Our Aging Loved Ones
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Very few things could make my blood boil more than elder abuse. In nearly three decades as a life-care planner, I’ve seen more than I care to share. It’s not always as obvious as it may seem, and it doesn’t always occur at the hands of strangers […]

7 Essential Self-Reflection Tips for Caregivers
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) As with anything in life, there’ll always be good and bad days as a care partner. Sometimes, everything rolls smoothly. Your mom eats all her meals. The fog clears to offer clarity for your brother living with dementia. You’re completely prepared for an afternoon of doctor visits. […]

Summer Heat: 9 Elder Care Tips to Keep Our Loved Ones Cool & Safe
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Heat is just a way of life in the Clearwater, FL area. But just because it’s common for stifling heat and humidity here – even in winter – doesn’t mean older adults are any more acclimated to it. We’re heading into the thick of summer now. The […]

Aging at Home: 7 Benefits of Home Health Care & Medical Alert Systems
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) I believe everybody can understand the desire to age at home as long as possible. It’s home. It’s where our memories – or our aging loved one’s memories – hold cherished places in our hearts and minds. Thankfully, home health care and medical alert systems today are […]