Like everyone, I am concerned about our elders living in facilities during the Coronavirus outbreak. Last week, we learned how COVID-19 has changed life in a Skilled Nursing facility. This week, the focus is on how Memory Care facilities are adapting. Changes to daily routine Staff and administration work every day to keep up and comply with CDC, state and local health … [Read more...]
Inside Skilled Nursing Facilities: Staff is working hard to keep your loved one safe and connected.
Changes in agency home care, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities are on the horizon. Through my work, I know many eldercare professionals that work in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF’s). They are some of the most caring people I have ever met. They are heartbroken by the toll COVID-19 is taking on their residents and staff. The projections for loss of life … [Read more...]
Is A Healthcare Safety Plan In Place? For You and Your Loved One?
Safety for your elder goes beyond falling. When we talk about keeping our elders safe, we usually focus on home safety and ways to mitigate falls. Maybe it’s all the news coverage of the coronavirus and the known risk to our frail loved ones, but healthcare safety is on my mind right now. Protecting your loved one’s physical and emotional health should not be a reaction … [Read more...]
Medical Marijuana: Quality of Life at the End of Life.
Finally, Access in New Jersey Has Eased. For individuals on hospice, medical marijuana may be the only drug that brings relief from pain while giving quality of life at the end-of-life. This was the experience of Jake Honig, a little boy who died at the age of seven after living with brain cancer for five years. During those years, Jake went through two surgeries, 61 rounds … [Read more...]
What to Know about Aging in Place: Home Health Care vs. Home Care
Let me introduce you to the work of Dr. Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH Dr. Kernisan is the founder of "Better Health While Aging", where you will find practical information for family caregivers. She writes in-depth medical articles like 8 Things to Have the Doctor Check After an Aging Person Falls and Hospital Delirium: What to Know & Do. In addition, Dr. Kernisan's podcast is … [Read more...]