By Mary Bethel, Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP North Carolina Caregiving — it impacts almost all of us or will impact us in the future. According to the Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregiving, there are only four kinds of people in the world: • those who have been caregivers • those who are currently caregivers • those who will [...]
The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook By Diana B. Denholm Publisher: Hunter House Review by Ellen Whitlock, Executive Director of Senior Services of Guilford “For Better or for Worse, in Sickness and in Health.” How many have said those words of commitment with little thought to what might lie down the road. In the midst of love, often young love, little thought [...]
Two Senior Services staff members in Winston-Salem, Jean Small and Sandy Bellefeuil, received two of the three North Carolina Association on Aging awards in Raleigh on April 18. Jean Small Jean Small, who is vice president of Senior Services at the Tal Williams Adult Day Center in Winston-Salem, received the Supervisor of the Year–Management Excellence Award, in recognition of her [...]
Hal, a gentleman in his 80s, rushes through a doctor’s appointment so he can get to the nursing home to see his wife. He wishes she were still at home with him although she has suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for more than five years. In the coming years as the ranks of the elderly increase twofold, more families will be [...]
By Cheryl Farkas For most families the holidays bring relatives together, and for some, it’s the only or best opportunity in the year to see each other and spend time together. Discussions usually arise about the health and well being of family members. Before the eggnog is poured may be the best time to discuss any changes within the family. [...]
By Cheryl Farkas More than ever families are finding themselves in caretaking roles for their aging parents, sometimes with little to no preparation or experience. It just so happens that women, who have always been caregivers in a family, are taking the leading role again. Whether you choose to help, have been chosen to help, or step in because it’s [...]
By Patty Aiken, Owner of Home Instead Senior Care in Guilford County Mom goes into the hospital for a bout with pneumonia. In addition to the pneumonia, she has difficulty getting around because of her arthritis. The hospital staff is able to get her well enough to return home. Friends are able to help her out initially, but she convinces [...]
By: Wayne Abraham, Executive Director, Personal Care Inc. When cold weather comes and families gather for the various holidays, they have a chance to visit with parents whom they may not have seen for a while. Talking to them on the phone is good, but most likely, when you ask how they are doing, you get the, “I’m fine.” Answer, [...]
By: Debra Grant, Tender Care, Inc. Mom and Dad are getting on in years and aren’t quite as sharp as they once were. Mom broke her hip last year, and Dad can drive no longer. You would like to do more, but you live 2,000 miles away with a family of your own. Situations like this are becoming increasingly common. [...]
By: Paul Russ, Vice President of Marketing and Development at Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro My father was a stubborn man. He had a passion for crossword puzzles and golf, and little patience for anything that interfered with these two pastimes. I remember visiting him for the holidays after he became ill. Things seemed pretty normal, except for the [...]
