This really happened. If you had this 91 year old client, what would you do? Emma liked to play the sweepstakes. But her memory was starting to decline. A lot. When it came to her bank account, she forgot…
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Boomers: Will You Need Care In Your Own Future?
Hello again, from Carolyn and Mikol at AgingParents.com! Wishing all of you a beautiful season. Here’s a subject that many of us are involved in right now. Millions of us Boomers are caring for an aging parent. Some take…
Reducing Holiday Stress For Our Aging Parents
Holiday get togethers with family are notoriously stressful, especially when an aging parent or grandparent has a problem with remembering things. It may be diagnosed as dementia or not, but you can tell that your aging parent has memory loss…
What Our Very Old Dog Is Teaching Us
Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. Our sweet 16 year old dog, Tigra, getting frail, is in failing health now. She is teaching us about acceptance. I don’t want to learn it. I don’t want to know that I will…
5 Things You Should Do As Soon You Retire
Have You Planned For Increasing Your Healthy Years? Hello again, Carolyn and Mikol here. If you’re like we are, lots of your Boomer friends are retiring, have already retired or are planning it. Being responsible, supporting a family, running…
Can Your Aging Loved One Learn To Use Technology?
Hello again. Mikol here. We hope this finds you well. Today, I want to share with you an experience I had with my Mom, who was 86 when this happened. My Mom, Alice, was computer phobic before Dad…
The Saga Continues: Should You Support Your Low Income Aging Loved One?
As many of your may know, my brother had a massive stroke and was hospitalized for weeks. He went to a rehab facility (aka nursing home) where he got physical therapy, speech and occupational therapy. When it came time for…
Starting the New Year right
We have posted a quick video thanking for being a part of our AgingParents.com family. We offer you our heartfelt wish for a healthy New Year.
Coping With Difficult Family And Aging Parents At Holidays: 4 Tips From Dr. Davis
Does your family have difficult people in it that you aren’t so sure you want to see this season? Or are your aging parents a problem for you at this time of the year? Some elderly people can get grouchy, irritable and…
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- Intrusion or Just Being Safe? Monitoring Aging Parents’ Finances June 13, 2017For most adult children with aging parents, there is often the dilemma of whether or not they should be involved with monitoring their aging parents spending habits. You want to honor their independence, but what if they show signs of…Read more ›Mikol Davis
- Heed These Warnings About Aging Parents’ Medications June 9, 2017Is your aging parent one of the many battling Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia and taking medication? Dr. Elizabeth Landsverk, a Silicon Valley, California-based geriatrician, recently quoted in an article in The Mercury News, strongly advises against elders…Read more ›Mikol Davis
- What Aging Parent Leaves A Legacy of No Regrets? April 19, 2017Does it seem impossible that a person can reach his last days and look back without any regrets at all? What does it take? We all seem to regret our mistakes and some of our choices in life. At AgingParents.com, we…Read more ›Mikol Davis
- Avoid These Three Retirement Mistakes That Can Make A Mess For Your Family April 7, 2017Retirement talk is on a roll. With 10,000 Boomers turning 65 every day, no wonder. But besides advice on how to “live the life of your dreams” and have a “secure retirement” there’s some important information too few are taking…Read more ›Mikol Davis
