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Healthcare Reform: Eldercare in Trouble

Posted in Elder Care, Elder Law, In-Home Caregivers, Long Term Care Planning, Spirituality of Elder Care, The Politics of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, baby boomers, caregiving, caretakers, daily life, disability, family, health, health and illness, healthcare, healthcare debate, healthcare reform, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, life, musings, my life, philosophy, relections, thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

What’s all this I hear about “death panels”, forced abortions, and mandatory sex change operations? Has the country I used to know gone AWOL? Come on, folks, get real. No one wants to kill Grandma, and no one wants to abandon disabled children. As a matter of fact, the current situation is causing both the elderly and the disabled to suffer needlessly.

We have before us an immense dilemma and an extraordinary opportunity.

The dilemma is that our current healthcare system is ailing and getting sicker by the day.

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Caring for Parents…Reflections

Posted in Assisted living issues, Companion Care, Elder Care, Elder Law, End of life, End of life issues, Home Health Care, In-Home Caregivers, Long Term Care Planning, Mom and Dad, Personal Care, Spirituality of Elder Care, The Politics of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, baby boomers, book, caregiving, caretakers, choosing a Nursing Home, coaching, daily life, dementia, disability, family, generation, health, health and illness, healthcare, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, home nursing, hospice issues, hospital issues, life, musings, nursing care, nursing homes, parenting your parent, people, recommendation, rehabilitation, relationships, relections, sandwich generation, stroke, therapy, thoughts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

An aging, ailing, and dying parents handbook could certainly provide some useful information so that baby boomer “children” don’t have to re-invent the wheel on taking care of parents…with recommendation for book endorsed by AARP

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A Year Later

Posted in Elder Care, Home Health Care, In-Home Caregivers, Mom and Dad, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, aphasia, baby boomers, caregiving, coaching, disability, family, health and illness, healthcare, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, life, nursing care, philosophy, rehabilitation, sandwich generation, stroke, therapy, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s been a year since Dad returned home from the stroke rehab hospital.  He’s still dealing with 12 hours a week of dyalisis which leaves him fatiqued and often depressed, but he and Mom continue to enjoy life’s gifts.  They spend time with friends and family, go to parties, entertain in their home, frequently dine [...]

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Dad’s first post-stroke home: Assisted living, in-home care, or a nursing home?

Posted in Assisted living issues, Elder Care, Home Health Care, In-Home Caregivers, Long Term Care Planning, Mom and Dad, Spirituality of Elder Care, adult children, aging parents, ailing parents, aphasia, baby boomers, caregiving, choosing a Nursing Home, coaching, dementia, disability, family, health and illness, healthcare, helping aging parents, helping ailing parents, home nursing, life, nursing care, nursing homes, parenting your parent, philosophy, rehabilitation, sandwich generation, stroke, therapy on September 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Now that Dad is home from stroke rehab again, I’ve had the luxury of reflecting on the early days following his stroke, when my siblings, my mom, and I had to decide where he would go when he no longer needed to be hospitalized.  For the time being, that chapter in our lives is past, and thankfully so, [...]

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