The Threat of Home Security Breaches in the Home Alone Elderly It used to be good manners to answer your door when someone rang the doorbell. Remember the old commercial “Ding Dong Avon Calling”? The Avon lady was a glamorous sales lady that offered the latest news in make-up and fragrances. Of course you answered Read more …
Home Alone: Your Aging Parents…When to Worry
My first home care client was a lovely elderly lady with memory loss that loved to cook. She ordered groceries from a local grocer, and cooked daily. She would leave food sitting on the counter top, or in her refrigerator for weeks at a time. She took food to her neighbors. Her son lived several Read more …
Village to Village
Have you heard about the Village Movement? It started on Beacon Hill in Boston, and has quickly spread all over the US. There are currently 160 villages nation wide. It’s an “intentional community”, or a “virtual community” helping people age in place by becoming connected as a community, and helping with non-medical needs. Very interesting Read more …
Life Line Can Save You From An Intruder
I often meet people that are worried about their aging loved one living alone. Sometimes a family is concerned that their parent or friend lives in an area that has become crime ridden, or just feels unsafe. I always suggest a life line or other medical alert device as part of their safety plan. I know of Read more …
Care and Connect -A Recipe for Happiness
Care, Connect, Commit I read an article in USA Today about happiness. In a study conducted to study happiness, the researchers were trying to determine what makes some people happy, and others unhappy. In this article by Marilyn Elias she says, “The happiest people surround themselves with family and friends, don’t care about keeping up Read more …
