A Geriatric Care Manager’s Quest for Better Senior Care
Prescription Plan Spells Predicament It happens every year. My husband’s company starts the year with either a new health insurance plan or a new prescription plan. This year, it was a new prescription plan. One of the many things I do as a Professional Geriatric Care...
Adult Day Services Partners for Better Senior Care
Adult Day Care Helps Seniors Stay Active As we age, our need for daily activity does not decrease. In fact, it becomes more important. Adult Day Services recognize this need and have created a center where older adults living at home can come and enjoy social and...
New Year’s Resolutions for Better Senior Care
BY: Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC President Elder Connections After the holidays I confronted my resistance to that dreaded activity – I got on the scale. It wasn’t pretty! But, there comes a time when it is necessary to stare boldly at the reality at hand. It...
No Easy Answers: Better Senior Care at the End of Life
End of Life Issues At no other time in history have the issues related to end of life presented us with such challenges. We are being confronted as human beings with some of the most perplexing issues about how we choose to interface with our mortality and that of...
Honoring Family Caregivers Providing Better Senior Care
Caregivers -- The Heros in Service for Better Senior Care Complete Care Strategies is in awe of those caring for their elderly parent. These caregivers are the unsung heroes whose mission and intention is in service for better senior care. These family...
A Shoulder to Lean On for Better Senior Care
BY: Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC President Elder Connections Osteoarthritis is a major reason that people consider shoulder replacement surgery. So, when my business partner and geriatric care manager, Dolores T. Magid made the decision to have surgery, it was...
Better Senior Care On Her Own Terms
Aging Mother Defines Better Senior Care with a High Tea Life Celebration Recurrent cancer is defined as cancer that has recurred usually after a period of time during which the cancer remained undetected. It may come back to the same place as the original tumor or...
Caregivers and The Workplace Affecting Better Senior Care
ElderCare Support is Critical A recent study conducted at The University of Pittsburgh found that caregivers generate an increase of 8% in excess medical costs as compared to those who are not caring for their elderly parents. The results of this study suggest that...
Moving Planners Who Care About Seniors
BY: Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC President, Elder Connections Does Your Aging Parent Need to Move? There are subtle signs that your aging parent needs help: spoiled food in the refrigerator, dust on the furniture, spills on floors and carpets, and piles of late...
My Health Checkup for Better Senior Care
Health Checkups As a person ages there are essential checkups for the elderly that should not be ignored. In fact health checkups become more important than ever. As you age your body starts breaking down just from aging. It is very important that your health is...