Solve Family Disputes with Elder Mediation

Mediation is the process of bringing two or more parties together who are seeking to resolve a conflict. The mediator’s role is to facilitate communication between the parties and help them discover a solution . The mediator’s job is not to solve the problem or impose a solution. . The process is completely voluntary and any [...]

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Moving a Mom with Alzheimer’s

 After my mom returned from her stay in the hospital with a virus last March she began to deteriorate. She had contracted a urinary tract infection in the hospital and it dramaticallyaffected her memory.
We began round the clock aides and continued that for almost a month. The changing of aides every 12 hours confused her [...]

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Preparing Yourself For The Family Meeting

Once you have created an agenda for the Family Meeting and discussed it with your parents and their trusted adviser, you are ready to have the meeting. Although it seems like a very difficult and perhaps impossible task, I assure you that once the Family Meeting occurs, everyone in the family will be thankful. For [...]

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Dementia Dilemma

For the past several months my 88 year old Mom has had difficult moments. On a few mornings she woke up and thought she was in her old home  and not at the independent Living Community she had moved into. Once in awhile she thought she was at the Senior Center waiting for a friend [...]

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The 4 Steps of Long Term Care Planning

Planning for Eldercare
The Importance of Planning for Eldercare
According to some sources, 60% of us will need long term care sometime during our lives. It is important for all of us to prepare for that day when we will need to help loved ones with care or we will need long term care for ourselves.
We may [...]

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