by Kim Barnes | Mar 16, 2022 | Communication
What do you do when aging parents or siblings don’t agree with you? When we’re trying to help our aging parents it’s likely some sort of conflict is going to arise. Whether it’s an adult child wanting Dad to stop driving. Or maybe Mom...
by Kim Barnes | Mar 8, 2022 | Caregiving, Health
Why you should build a relationship with your aging parent’s pharmacist. Our aging parents often have trouble with their medications. Taking the pills, staying organized, not taking too much or too little, as well as, making sure they don’t negatively...
by Kim Barnes | Mar 4, 2022 | Housing, Quality of Life
Tips to prepare for a move or just clear clutter How much “stuff” is in your parents’ house? For many of us, it’s a lot. The idea of downsizing to move into a smaller house, an apartment, independent living or assisted living can be a...
by Kim Barnes | Mar 4, 2022 | Media
Kim & Mike Barnes on WKMG-TV It’s sometimes tough to know what we can do to prepare to help our aging parents. What information do I need? What questions should I ask? In an interview with WKMG-TV in Orlando, FL Kim & Mike Barnes share five tips to help...
by Kim Barnes | Feb 24, 2022 | Caregiving
When Roles Reverse Our parents spend years taking care of us but at some point, for most of us, the roles will reverse. We start taking care of them as a caregiver. That’s what happened to speaker and author Jim Comer. It meant quitting a job, making a move and...
