Q. My mother has dementia, and things are starting to become too much for me and my father to handle. She used to be so easy going, and now she gets cranky, angry, depressed, and fearful at times. It is so hard to see her … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: How You Can Help Prevent Wandering and Wandering-Related Tragedies
May 19, 2017 by
Dear Angel,My grandmother, who has dementia, lives with our family. She seems disoriented a lot, and I am afraid she might wander from the house. What are some things we can put in place in our home to stop her from wandering … [Read more...]
Print This PageCMS Finalizes Commitment to Person-Centered Care for Nursing Home Residents
September 30, 2016 by
Q. My father has Alzheimer’s, and he is no longer able to live safely on his own. Since my mother died, I have been his caregiver, and although trusting his care to strangers isn’t going to be easy, I know a nursing home is the … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: Questions to Ask at a Nursing Home Interview
September 30, 2016 by
Dear Baxter,My husband and I are evaluating nursing homes for his mother. We set up several tours. We are wondering if you could suggest questions to ask at these meetings? Thanks for your help!Wanda … [Read more...]
Print This PageHospice Care for Healthier Patients. . . Something Isn’t Right!
September 27, 2016 by
Linda Rodgers was shocked to see her father in so much pain when she visited him at his hospice facility. In a letter she wrote to the editor of USA Today, she described how her father had his pain controlled by medication while … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhat Medicare Won’t Cover
July 29, 2016 by
Q. When my mom turns 65, she will enroll in Medicare, as most seniors do. My understanding about Medicare is that Part A is hospital insurance andMedicare Part B helps pay for doctors’ services and other medical services and … [Read more...]
Print This PageOvercoming Emotions: Moving Mom to a Nursing Home
July 8, 2016 by
Q. My aging mother has lived in her home since I was a child. My family loved the neighborhood so much that we never moved, and when I got married and had my own family, we bought a house a few blocks away. Now, dad's been gone … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: Nursing Home Preparation
July 7, 2016 by
Dear Baxter,My father will be moving to a nursing home next month. What do you suggest we do to prepare for this big move?Thanks!Bea Forehegos------Dear Bea,The move to a nursing home is more like a journey … [Read more...]
Print This Page$10,000 – $12,000? That’s for a Year, Right?
May 13, 2016 by
Q. I read in one of your recent newsletters that nursing homes in the metro DC area cost $10,000 - $12,000 a month. I think you made a typo, and I wanted to bring it to your attention. Those amounts are for a year, right? If … [Read more...]
Print This PageEnough is Enough! I Quit.
March 8, 2016 by
Every day, Rebecca goes to her mother’s house in Oakton, gets her out of bed, gives her breakfast, and dresses her. She spends the day with her, as she is working from her mother’s home. Sometimes, when Rebecca arrives, her … [Read more...]
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