Quite often, clients ask me for advice on what to do regarding their loved ones with dementia and their guns. It is very common for older people to have a gun at home for security or hunting. According to a 2017 Pew Research Center Survey, 45% of people 65 years and older have guns in Read more …
Alzheimer’s & Memory Loss: How to Manage Wandering
Many people with Alzheimer’s or other memory loss, begin to wander as the disease progresses. Wandering is part of mid-stage Alzheimer’s and lasts about a year and a half. If your loved one lives at home, you may wonder how to protect them from the dangers of leaving home and getting lost. Why do People Read more …
Did Mom Take Her Medicine? How to Encourage Medication Compliance in the Elderly.
Helen lived in an independent living apartment for seniors. She lived there alone after her husband passed away. Her children lived a few hours away but stayed in touch by phone and visited often. She had a medical condition that was managed very well with medication. Her children knew how important her medication regimen was Read more …
When the Elderly Won’t Give Up Driving
Lola was a very active and intelligent 90-year-old. She lived alone and enjoyed driving her light blue Buick. One day she got confused and turned the wrong way on a busy one-way street. She avoided an accident, but she realized her driving days were coming to an end. She had dreaded this moment for several Read more …
Who is Stealing from Your Mom?
After you evaluate home security, and your loved one’s physical safety at home, you may need to consider how vulnerable they are to financial abuse. Is someone borrowing money, or offering to help them around the house for an unreasonable fee? I met a client who needed to move into a senior living community. She Read more …
