If you or one of your loved ones become eligible for Medicare this year, you will be flooded with calls from people marketing Advantage...

Many of my clients tell me in our first conversation that they don't know how they will convince their parent to move to a community....

Among the clients I have worked with, the families that started talking about the challenges of aging early tended to have the easiest...

I recently read an article that described strategies for convincing elderly loved ones to make the decision to move. It echoed my go-to...

There are a lot of complicated emotions that go into the transformation of your relationship with parents as they get older. I have been...

To put it bluntly, don't ever enter your loved one's information into a form online when you are doing a community search. This week, two...

So many of my clients end up coming to me after their loved one has been living isolated in their house for a long time. You may not...

Help your parents stay open to change as they get older

I recently saw an article citing studies that say having a little extra weight later in life can be better for your long term health. It...

I just read about a study on parrots where researchers arranged for pet parrots to be given the opportunity for video calls with other...

My dad lived with his Parkinson's diagnosis about 8 years before making a move to assisted living. For at least 4 of those years, his...

It's not hard to identify seniors who are physically frail. There are a ton of tests in the healthcare system to measure whether someone...

When I talk to people about what I do, they frequently tell me that “my mom/dad is healthy right now, but I know I will need your help...

You might find yourself wishing you were on Medicare If your senior loved one is on Medicare, they probably start getting those calls...

Rarely do people relish moving on from a house and a life they have built over time. However, life there might not be as fulfilling as...

Convincing your loved one that it is time for a change.