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Swiss Daughter Sends Elderly Mother To Thailand For Care
Hello again, Carolyn here. Just wanted you to hear about this shocking story. An article in the BBC news, Exporting Grandma to care homes abroad http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25438325, describes how a middle aged daughter in Switzerland chose to send her 91 year old mother…
Is It Time For Your Aging Parent to Move?
We’ve been asking ourselves this question. Would Mom be better off in a different community? My mother in law Alice, is now 91. She lives alone in a 2700 square foot home that she enjoys. It’s in a retirement community…
Busting The Myth That You Should Let Impaired Aging Parents Make All Their Own Decisions
I am compelled to share these stories with you, sad as they may be. I hope you can learn from the way others handled what was supposed to be doing the right thing. Or so they thought. Are you…
Shocking True Story: The Nurse Who Refused to Give CPR to an Elder: Elder Then Died
Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. As a nurse and attorney, I can tell you I really had a problem reading about a nurse who refused to give CPR to a dying resident in the seniors’ community where she worked.…
Is Assisted Living Dangerous to Elders?
Is Assisted Living Dangerous to Elders? Stories in the press have highlighted some frightening cases in assisted living. Neglect and abuse have hastened the deaths of at least 27 elders in CA. An entire group of frail elders was…