by Kim Barnes | Sep 27, 2024 | Housing, Quality of Life
How does a chairlift work? Falling down the stairs is one of the most common accidents for the elderly. Those falls can lead to serious injuries. If your aging parent has a two-story house and wants to “age in place”, one way to help prevent falls is a...
by Kim Barnes | Sep 6, 2024 | Insurance / Medicare, Legal
Essential insights for families about Medicaid. Understanding how Medicaid may be able to help our aging parents who need 24/7 nursing care can be so confusing especially since every state runs the program a little differently. How do you get down to the level of...
by Kim Barnes | Aug 29, 2024 | Caregiving, Health, Quality of Life
What families need to know about hospital discharge planning. Your aging parent falls and breaks a hip.Or your aging parent gets pneumonia or has a stroke.Or something else serious happens and you have to take your elderly loved one to the hospital.Once they get the...
by Kim Barnes | Jul 26, 2024 | End of Life
Honoring your elderly parent’s wishes. It’s hard to think about what will happen when our parents pass. However, the more we can think and plan ahead the less stress we will face during that difficult time and the more we can be sure we’re honoring...
by Kim Barnes | Jun 20, 2024 | Alzheimer's / Dementia, Communication, Quality of Life
It can be hard to stay positive when your loved one doesn’t recognize you. Imagine being married for more than 60 years and then having your spouse have to move away.Imagine spending more than 60 years living with your loved one and then only being able to...
