Coronavirus & Social Distancing Activities
The Coronavirus has led to families to engage in social distancing. This will impact elders and multi-generational households. This is a list of activities for families that are appropriate for social distancing.
Medical Alert Systems: Talking to Aging Parents
Medical alert systems can be a vital tool in maintaining a frail elderly parent’s independence. Many people’s only knowledge of a medical alert system is Lifecall’s “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” catchphrase. It has become a catch phrase for memes and...
Does Your Nursing Home Have An Emergency Preparedness Plan?
When the story that ten (10) frail, elderly residents died in a nursing home in Hollywood Hills, Florida following Hurricane Irma made national news, families and friends with a loved one in a facility were forced worry that the facilities charged with caring for...
Why Arbitration Clauses Matter to Elders & Caregivers?
Every day, I review contracts that contain arbitration clauses. They are in nursing home contracts, assisted living facility contracts, home healthcare contracts, apartment leases, annuity contracts, documents signed at the doctor’s offices, and documents...
