Free health screenings to area senior citizens
A visit to the doctor’s office can often be intimidating.
In hopes of quelling this anxiety, the Kingsport Senior House — in conjunction with some local health care providers — hosted its sixth annual Fun Fest Healthy Seniors Fair on Friday, offering free health screenings to area senior citizens.
“Sometimes elders are afraid to go to the [...]
You can help aging parents get the assistance they need without burning through family finances
When Sue Dietz noticed her mother’s dementia worsening, she began spending every day at her parents’ house near Pittsburgh — making sure her mom was eating properly and taking medications. But the schedule became too much when Dietz’s daughter in North Carolina had a baby. “It wasn’t fair to my daughter that I couldn’t be [...]
Read MoreWho will take care of me when I need the help?
Question:I always read your column and find the topics very interesting. Often you talk about adult children or other family members as caregivers. However, there are many older adults who have remained single all their lives or who were married, but are now alone. What are people like me, who have no children, supposed to [...]
Read MoreA typical Assisted Living community has every amenity to care for your loved one.
Most of us one day will be faced with caring for a loved one. The daily chores that use to came easy for Mom or Dad, now are just too much for them do themselves. Maybe they are having problems cooking, walking, bathing or remembering. Aging is a process that is inevitable, and the trick [...]
Read MoreLong-term assistance requires specially trained doctors, nurses, nurses’ and physicians’ assistants, social workers, health aides.
Advocates of including long-term care services in health reform usually focus on two issues: How many Medicaid dollars should be spent on home care and whether to create a national long-term care insurance program, such as Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., has proposed in his CLASS Act. But neither of those reforms would mean much without [...]
Read MoreA unique opportunity for seniors to live in comfort and safety
They won’t wear scrubs. They will cook every meal to order. You’ll never see one of their residents in a hospital johnny.
The managers of Spring Hill’s Guardian Home Health Assisted Living Facility say they value human dignity above all else. Proprietor Elaine DeCiutiis and her daughter, Assistant Administrator Paulamarie Aurigemma, said they run a high-tech, [...]
What should you keep in mind if you must choose an eldercare facility?
The American population is aging. In fact, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, one in five Americans will be over 65 by the year 2050. As these people grow older, many will choose to continue living on their own or may decide to move in with family. However, some will prefer to reside with people [...]
Read MoreIf your parents’ money is disappearing
If your parents’ money is disappearing, you need to intervene
Often, an Aging with Grace eldercare specialist will be asked, “If I sign the monthly agreement for my parents’ assisted living community, will I be responsible if they run out of money?” The answer is no. Debt is nontransferable from your parents to you, even if [...]
Learn as much as you can about the person you are caring for
There’s a huge increase over the last decade in the number of parents living with their adult children in the United States. The term “the sandwich generation” was coined in the 80s, to describe people who care for their children and their parents at the same time. The new book “When I Married My Mother” [...]
Read MoreAssisted living facility on Parade Road in Meredith.
Forestview Manor officially broke ground on the expansion project on two of its buildings.
Residents, staff, and others gathered on Tuesday for the groundbreaking celebration for the assisted living facility on Parade Road in Meredith.
Forestview owner and president Anne-Marie van der Velde said the economy has created a situation where many residents cannot afford to remain [...]