Chaplains have been a mainstay at hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and assisted living communities. Their goal is to meet the spiritual needs of patients, families, caregivers, and staff. But rehab and assisted living facilities often do not employ chaplains and they rely on community clergy or clergy organizations to meet the needs of residents Chaplains who serve these … [Read more...]
Tips To Help Your Elder De-Clutter, Downsize and Move On
How Can You Help Seniors Through the Process? We age. We accumulate stuff. We attach emotional value to everything from our dining room table to the solar system project little Billy completed in first grade. On any given day one might ask ‘what do I do with it all?’ ‘How do I get out from under it?’ As painful as it might seem to part with treasures, the strain many … [Read more...]
Elder Scams in the Age of COVID-19
Many Test the Vulnerabilities of Seniors, Caregivers and Families Natural disasters and other crises provide opportunities for scammers to take advantage of public confusion and uncertainty and exploit human vulnerabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic is proving fertile ground for scams and seniors are among the most targeted group of victims. The United States Federal Trade … [Read more...]
Selecting the caregiving best technology: It is more than speed and will the application work on my phone.
Before you choose a healthcare or safety technology consider these things. The coronavirus pandemic has forever changed the way we think about healthcare and caregiving. Before COVID-19, many families struggled with the decision to place a family member in an assisted living facility. Now that decision has taken on a deeper meaning as we see how facilities have struggled … [Read more...]
Best Tech for Caregiving at Home: Health, Communication and Entertainment Devices
An aging parent or loved one is now living in your home and suddenly… you are a primary caregiver. Whether that person has returned to your care from a facility following coronavirus threats, or you’re taking on that responsibility for the first time, you likely need to make some adjustments to ensure the health and safety of the person you are looking after. In part one … [Read more...]