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Red Flag #3Family Meeting- Adult Siblings Estranged From Each Other

September 15, 2013

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3.Red Flags for Family Meetings

3. Sibling Estrangement between two siblings – Two midlife siblings or more is alienated. At least one sibling would like to consider reconciliation and forgiveness. The estrangement has affected all of the siblings and perhaps other generations as well.

 

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: adult sibling estrangement, forgivenss in siblings, geriatric care manager, geriatric social worker

Red Flags # 2 for Family Meeting- Early -Early Subtle Parent Care Issues

September 13, 2013

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SiSiblings Alerted to Early -Parent Care Issues – One or more middle-aged siblings may see subtle changes in an aging parent. These slight but worrisome changes, they believe, may be a harbinger of future mishaps, like a fall, that may harm an aging parent.

 

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: adult sibling meeting, crisis with aging parents, family meeting, geriatric care manager, geriatric social worker

Holding an Emergency Family Meeting In The Hospital # 2

September 10, 2013

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The Tenderhook’s elderly Mom is in the hospital. All long distance siblings got a 2 AM emergency a frantic call from a local sister asking them to travel up to 3000 miles to be by her side. They all flew in. Gathering over their mother’s bed, jet lagged, exhausted and sugar high from the vending machine junk food, the only hospital nutrition available at 11 PM.

The solemn white-coated doctor came in at 7:00 AM the next morning and told them that Mom needed home care. Hearing that, the mother almost retched, glaring at all the adult kids and then at the doctor. She will have none of it. The physician informs the siblings that, with no 24-hour care at home their mother will have to be moved to a skilled nursing facility. Tears spilled down the aging Mom’s face, now streaked with terror and rage.

None of the Tenderhook clan had a plan before this happened. In fact, they had never met together to solve a big problem. The sister who lives nearby, acidly points her finger at all of the rest for not helping. The older brother tries to take charge and is steamrolled by the baby of the family. One sister, who has not talked to the others in years, strides out the sterile, safety-glassed door. The doctor throws up his hands and texts for the hospital social worker. With everyone edgy and nervous, the medical social worker arrives. She suggests a family meeting. They all look at her with suspicion. What is a sibling family meeting?

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: aging family crisis, family meeting in hospital, geriatric care manager, geriatric social worker

Red Flag # 1 For Adult Child Family Meeting

September 8, 2013

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Red Flags That Show a Sibling Family Meeting is Needed

1. Sibling Communication Problems – One or more brothers or sisters realize that his or her siblings have difficulty in communicating. They would like to change that behavior and work to become a more friendly, loving team in midlife and through the second half of their life.

Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: adult sibling meeting, family meeting, geriatric care manager, geriatric social worker, poor sibling communication

Crisis family Meeting in Hospital

September 7, 2013

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Filed Under: Aging Tagged With: aging family, crisis wth aging parents, family meeting, geriatric care manager, geriatric social worker

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