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Great Memory Improving Idea
A quick post. A patient of mine told me that every morning she thinks of what she did yesterday. I thought that’s not a bad exercise. Personally, it would require me to reconstruct the day in my...
View ArticleCommunicating With Older Adults (Part 2)
This is a continuation of the series started in the previous post. Face Them– Typically, when people experience disabilities, they compensate. In the case of hearing loss, lip reading is employed. So,...
View ArticleSigns of Abuse
I’m not one to be alarmist. I don’t want to strive for your attention based on fear. But, elder abuse is real and maddening. BTW, self-neglect is still abuse. I want to spend the following space with a...
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How Therapy Can Help in the Golden Years
By ABBY ELLIN Michael Kirby Smith for The New York TimesMarvin Tolkin, 86, says his monthly therapy sessions have been “making the transition of living at this age in relation to my family very...
View ArticleSo, Just What Does A Geriatric Care Management Assessment Look Like?
Many people want to know what assessments cover and what can be expected from one. Below, is an example of a recent one. This one doesn’t cover some things that might come up in other situations (ie;...
View ArticleI Remember
I would like to introduce you to a wonderful writing exercise that will help your clients or relatives remember things about their lives that they haven’t thought about in years. The exercise is called...
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Credit Cards, Money and Seniors
A really tricky issue. They’ve spent most of their lives managing their own money and now its being asserted they can’t. Moreover, there are technological risks now that never were. And then the...
View ArticleCare Giver Shortage: Coming To Your Town
Look out. Here it comes. Demand exceeding supply. Read all about it at “A Shortage of Caregivers”. Why, you ask? Well…, they’re 1) low-paid, 2) demanding jobs, 3) high rates of injury and 4)...
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