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With advances in healthcare and the demands on caregivers on the rise, it can be overwhelming for most people. Here, I’ll provide insights and helpful advice on what you need to know in identifying needs and ensuring quality care for your aging parents and loved ones.
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Articles and Resources
With advances in healthcare and the demands on caregivers on the rise, it can be overwhelming for most people. Here, I’ll provide insights and helpful advice on what you need to know in identifying needs and ensuring quality care for your aging parents and loved ones.
The Forecast For Seniors This Winter
I was 9 years old and living in central New Jersey during the winter of 1978 when a catastrophic blizzard hit the entire Eastern Seaboard. For three days in early February, we were battered by high winds as [Read More]
Making the most of short-term rehab
My siblings and I call my 81-year-old father “Pop.” My cousins call him “Uncle Ben.” By any name, he is a fortunate octogenarian. While still in his 70s, he spent nine months of a year in three different hospitals [Read More]
Senior living options – to stay or to go
“I’m very happy where I am now. I’m in a one-bedroom apartment and I love it,” says 93-year-old Cornelia (Connie) Jones, who moved into an assisted living apartment early this year following her husband’s death. Before the move, [Read More]
Choosing senior living options
“This will be my third and final move with my husband,” Pat Mulvey, 73, a social worker, explained as she laid out the plans to move to a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) set to open in the [Read More]
Caring For Elders And Their Caregivers
"While 4 a.m. trips to the ER are not everyday occurrences in the life of a geriatric care manager, they are also never off the table in my role as a certified senior adviser, Aging Life Care Association [Read More]
The Evolving Role of Caregiving
As parents age, their children may be called upon to help them with everyday tasks. Family caregiving can be stressful, purposeful and rewarding, but we must be ready to adapt to the many changes it will bring and [Read More]
The Climate Crisis, Not For Millennials Only
“The right to breathe is a basic right,” says Robert Bullard, Ph.D., distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy and director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University. “The right to [Read More]
Staying Healthy in the Golden Years
Actress Betty White, who died on New Year's Eve, just 17 days short of her 100th birthday, left us a legacy of laughter and love, particularly for her feathered, furried friend, that we undoubtedly key to her longevity. [Read More]
The City That Works For Seniors Too
Stamford is, WAG eldercare columnist Abbe Udochi reports, “rich in amenities, culture, recreation, dining and civic opportunities for those 65 and over.” Please contact Concierge Healthcare Consulting for a complimentary consultation. Photo courtesy of WAG Magazine Read Article [Read More]
Financing Eldercare
Looking for those golden years to be truly golden? WAG’s new eldercare columnist — Abbe Udochi, CEO and care manager of Concierge Healthcare Consulting in New Rochelle – says you need a plan and then some. Please contact [Read More]