By Ann Ruckdaschel Ah, Spring has sprung! Hard to believe after the brutal winter, the temperatures are starting to creep upwards! Time to open the windows, air out the house, and sweep all the sand out of the garage (there’s
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5 Tips to Better Communication with Seniors
By Ann Ruckdaschel One of the things I love most about what I do is talking one on one with people to learn more about them. As a person who had “older” parents, their friends were also “older.” Whenever they
Conversations With A Geriatric Care Manager – Part 5
By Ann Ruckdaschel This is the fifth in a series of articles addressing topics that adult children should talk about with their parents. Click if you missed part one, part two, part 3, or part 4. One of the most difficult things
Conversations With A Geriatric Care Manager – Part 4
By Ann Ruckdaschel This is the fourth in a series of articles addressing topics that adult children should talk about with their parents. Click if you missed part one, part two, or part 3 As one grows older, it becomes inevitable that
Conversations With A Geriatric Care Manager Part 3
By Ann Ruckdaschel This is the third in a series of articles addressing topics that adult children should talk about with their parents. Click if you missed part one or part two. One of the more difficult conversations between parents
Conversations with a Geriatric Care Manager – Part 2
By Ann Ruckdaschel This is the second in a series of articles addressing topics that adult children should talk about with their parents. if you missed part 1, click here. Many older adults find that the “old family homestead” has
Conversations with a Geriatric Care Manager – Part 1
By Ann Ruckdaschel This is the first in a series of articles addressing topics that adult children should talk about with their parents. None of us want to think about getting “old”, but let’s face it, it’s inevitable. In all
Taking Away the Car Keys
Mary’s niece, the only family member in the area, started to notice some concerns with her driving. Soon other people started mentioning these driving concerns, which included backing out in front of people, going through stop signs, speeding down Main Street just to
Heat Exhaustion in Seniors – Signs and Prevention
In 1963, famous singer Nat King Cole released a best-selling record titled “Lazy, Hazy, Crazy, Days of Summer”. The chorus goes like this. . . “Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of Summer. Those days of soda, and pretzels
What Will Retirement Look Like
By: Dee Montgomery. In today’s financially unstable society many Seniors find themselves asking…” What will my retirement look like?” “Will I have the assets to support myself? And for how long?”, “Who will look after me?”, “Am I financially safe
