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 stroke, parents, eldercare, family, baby boomers, therapy, sandwich generaation, rehabilitation, nursing care, in-home care, caregivers, Mom and Dad, life, home healthcare, helping, aging, ailing, illness, disability, aphasia 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 [...]
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, [...]
