by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Dec 27, 2017 | Aging, Caregiver Support, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Holidays are emotional times. When multiple generations of a family unite to joyously celebrate, the moments are magical and memories are special. Paradise is good health. If absence makes the heart grow fonder, it also makes changes in aging parents and other family...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Dec 19, 2017 | Caregiver Support, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Earlier this year, implementation of the Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act took place in Pennsylvania. This state law is designed to assist caregivers by requiring hospitals to identify and provide education to family caregivers when a care recipient is...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Dec 11, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Personal or professional caregivers who work with individuals experiencing dementia often encounter challenges when their care recipients possess an altered sense of reality. An individual may expect to see a deceased relative or friend, insist on driving to the store...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Oct 2, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Health Care System, Sentinel Articles
Dementia is often utilized as a diagnosis even though it is actually a set of symptoms which can be attributed to specific disease processes. These symptoms can vary, even among individuals who have the same diagnosis. For example, one individual with an Alzheimer’s...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Sep 5, 2017 | Caregiver Support, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Sandwiched by Jobs and Roles Caregiving is a job, even when it is an uncompensated act of love for a family member. The role of caregiving for a parent or children can be real work. When an adult child is simultaneously caring for a parent and a child, it can seem...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Aug 28, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Two women, who have not seen each other for two months, arrive at a picnic. They clasp hands and smiling joyfully, each declares to the other, “I’ve missed you!” Then one woman exclaims “I had a dream about you.” The other’s eyes open widely and she answers, “Well I...
