Helping Elders Articulate Their Long-Term Wishes
By Chris Cooper - April 05, 2011 10:48 AM
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In the best of all situations, helping an older relative or a parent plan for long-term care and other end-of-life issues happens when they’re healthy and various options can be considered with adequate...
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Making Medical Decisions for Those in Your Care
By Viki Kind - June 28, 2010 09:08 AM
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Are you now in the position of making medical decisions for your loved one?
Do you know what is best for the person in your care?
When you are at your loved one’s doctor’s appointment, the doctor...
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eCareDiary to Host Viki Kind, Author and Bioethicist, on "A Caregiver's Journey" Radio Show
By Susan Baida - June 22, 2010 06:19 PM
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We are very excited to host Viki Kind, author and noted medical bioethicist, on our internet radio show “A Caregiver’s Journey” Monday, June 28th at 2:00 pm EST. Viki will discuss her book, The Caregiver’s...
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Heroic Measures and the Elderly
By Fern Wasserman - May 19, 2010 12:12 AM
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When it comes to eldercare – or any care, for that matter – “heroic measures” is one of the most difficult topics to discuss and work through. Certainly no one wants to contemplate the line between life...
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Helping the Elderly Cope With Loss
By Rita Mary Dichele - March 24, 2010 10:52 PM
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As we age we become more frequently exposed to loss and grieving becomes more apparent. For the elderly population losses are more prevalent, forcing many of them to have to cope with disappointment, sadness,...
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Study Finds Working Caregivers Are More Likely to Have Health Issues
By John Mills - February 05, 2010 02:26 PM
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Being a caregiver is an incredibly stressful experience and a new study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute has some startling conclusions about its impact. The report examined employees serving as...
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When Grieving for a Loved One, Expect the Unexpected
By John Mills - October 28, 2009 12:14 AM
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My father lost his battle with Parkinson’s disease a little over 2 years ago. He wasn’t just my father; he was also one of my best friends, so his death hit me very hard.
We would talk almost every...
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The Way I Want to Die
By Susan Baida - October 09, 2009 06:48 PM
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Today John and I attended the funeral service of a dear friend’s husband. He was 71 years old and died in his sleep after spending a day mountain climbing. His last words were, “I’m the happiest man...
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Why End of Life Planning Is Important
By John Mills - September 07, 2009 02:34 PM
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End of life planning is getting a bad name because of the misinformation being spread about death panels and death books. This is a shame because end of life planning is important and something we...
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