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Is Your Aging Parent Safe From Family Predators?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Mikol Davis

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…

Boomers: Will You Need Care In Your Own Future?

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Mikol Davis

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

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Mikol Davis

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

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Mikol Davis

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

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Mikol Davis

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?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Mikol Davis

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?

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Carolyn Rosenblatt

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

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Mikol Davis

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

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Mikol 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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How to be an advocate if your aging loved one has to go to the hospital October 17, 2018
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Long-Term Care For Aging Parents And Their Four Legged Friends May 1, 2018
Most of us understand how pets bring joy to people and why they are important. This is particularly true for older folks who may have lost loved ones and who have also lost regular human companionship. A dog or cat…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
You’re Never Too Old To Party March 29, 2018
By Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder law attorney, AgingParents.com My mother in law, Alice, 95, was looking forward to getting fixed up and going to the birthday party for her friend of many years. He just turned 100. She had help…Read more ›
Mikol Davis
Aging Parents With Alzheimer’s Disease: Reducing Your Own Risk March 29, 2018
Fear of getting Alzheimer’s disease or dementia has overtaken fear of developing cancer among our aging population. There are numerous treatments for cancer, some offering true hope of mitigating the diseases. The same is not true for Alzheimer’s. There is still too…Read more ›
Mikol Davis