by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Oct 16, 2018 | Family Living, Sentinel Articles
An older loved one is having difficulty managing in the family home. Decisions about finding support for your loved one, either through services which would allow the individual to remain at home or a move to another setting; are often fraught with emotion. This...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Jul 30, 2018 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Family Living, Safety, Sentinel Articles
CBS News cited Census data to list Pennsylvania as the eleventh most heavily-armed state, with 88,732 registered firearms among 5,928,814 people. In launching the Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force, Governor Wolf said “over 400,000 Pennsylvanians are living with...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Jun 18, 2018 | Caregiver Support, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Mom and Dad are generally slowing down. Perhaps the changes associated with aging are magnified by the presence of one or more chronic health conditions. A health crisis may have occurred, or the risk of a crisis is increasing. These situations may lead to an adult...
by Jessica Fisher Greene, Esq., LL.M. in Elder Law | Apr 9, 2018 | Estate Planning, Family Living, Finances, Sentinel Articles
Over the years, we are increasingly seeing a problem occur where the parents of a person with special needs cared for and lived with that son or daughter for their entire life. What happens when mom and dad die? A lot of people do not have appropriate plans in place...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Feb 5, 2018 | Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Have you noticed that a loved one seems to be behaving strangely? Have others suggested that you don’t seem to be in a pleasant mood? It is quite possible that such atypical behavior is related to the season of the year. The Mayo Clinic sums it up like this:...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Jan 29, 2018 | Aging, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
As we entered the new year earlier this month, I remarked to a friend that the years seem to be passing by more quickly as I get older. Obviously, since time is measured in concrete intervals, every minute, hour, day, month, and year occur consistently (we won’t...
