Springfield Residences – Active Independent and Assisted Lifestyles
Caregiver's Resource for Better Senior Care Supports Springfield Residences. Springfield Residences is a beautiful 104 apartment Independent and Assisted Living Lifestyles located on a serene, secluded eleven acre campus in historic Montgomery County. Springfield...
Tips for Better Senior Care when Guns Get in the Way of the Frail Elderly
BY:Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC President Elder Connections Guns in the way of the Frail Elderly They are an elderly married couple in their eighties who are both grappling with the effects of dementia. The senior man has always prided himself on being a gun...
Nancy’s House is Care for Caregivers
Nancy's House is Caring for Caregivers Nancy's House is a comprehensive approach to respite for family caregivers. Uniquely designed to address the physical and emotional strains of caregiving, Nancy's House provides the time and space for a family caregiver to step...
Deciding on Care for Elderly Parents in Declining Health
By: LESLEY ALDERMAN New York Times TWO years ago my father, then 83, became very ill. Until then, he had been living alone in a pleasant one-bedroom apartment on the Hudson River, an hour’s drive from my home in Brooklyn. After a couple of months in the hospital it...
Tears For My Mother
BY: Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC President Elder Connections Getting Down to Business After Loss When a loved one dies, there are so many orders of business. There's a funeral to arrange, a will to probate, people to contact, and decisions to make. In my...
Friends Home at Kennett Provides Quality Care for Older Adults
Family, Friends and Community The Friends Home in Kennett has been serving older adults for over 100 years with quality care at an affordable price. The Home has a strong tradition of encouraging independence and dignity of each person. We offer a family like...
Senior Living at The Watermark at Logan Square
Living at The Watermark at Logan Square means having all the benefits of Independent Living, Assisted Living, Comprehensive Health care Services, Memory Care as well as on-site Rehabilitation, and Skilled Care, if and when the need arises. Affordable and...
Caregivers and Senior Set Sail – a Personal Story
BY: Dolores T. Magid, MEd, CMC Vice President Elder Connections Cousin Hannah made it very clear. She wanted to go on a cruise and she wanted my husband and me to go with her. This invitation landed on us like a ton of bricks. We knew that she was unable...
A Caregiver Hears the Words
BY: Beverly Bernstein Joie, MS, CMC President, Elder Connections My Story On December 16, 2009, my mother did not answer the phone. I had experiences like this many times before. Was she in the bathroom, getting the mail, or asleep? I had...
Toxic Elderly Parents & their Caregivers
Not all parenting experiences are idyllic. Many of us are products of dysfunctional families. They provide us with opportunities to overcome adversity and grow as human beings. We plow along and find ourselves along the way separating ourselves from our past and...