by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Jan 3, 2018 | Aging, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
2018 is right around the corner. Many people view the beginning of a year as a time to make a fresh start, and often develop resolutions which they believe will help them achieve certain goals and aspirations. These resolutions sometimes only last a few hours, days,...
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 David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Dec 4, 2017 | Medicaid, Nursing Homes, Sentinel Articles
Especially during the holiday season, it would be unpleasant to imagine that you might someday need to receive care in a nursing home. Let’s not think about that today. Let’s assume that you will never spend a day in a nursing home. But I’ll bet...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Nov 27, 2017 | Aging, Family Living, Health information, Sentinel Articles
Are you ready for the sights and sounds of the holiday season? People rely on their senses for both essential and pleasurable information from the environment. Certain changes in our senses occur naturally with aging, while others result from specific causes....
