Posts Tagged ‘geraitric assessment’
Dysfunctional Families Facing Death Wreak Havoc at End of Life
Dysfunctional families facing death and dying have flawed fractured family conversations. They engage in destructive accusations lobbed at others. They see one another as enemies anddemonize one another.
Read MoreCan a Caregiver Assessment Avoid UnnecessaryPlacement ?
If the caregiver or family is so overwhelmed by the care of an elder that they are considering placement, this threat should trigger the GCM to do a caregiver assessment immediately.
Read MoreWonder Woman Saves Proactive , Long Distance Aging Family on the Holidays
If You live Long Distance from an aging parent during the COVID spread, it’s a preventative and prudent idea to have a geriatric care manager in the town where your older relative resides
Read MoreCaregiver Assessment- Can it Prevent Caregiver Burnout?
The caregivers own physical and mental health is often ravaged. They have to do medical tasks that years ago family caregivers never had to do. If they were paid by an agency, this would be a workman’s compensation nightmare for the company, yet these family caregivers are never even paid.
Read MoreHow to Assess the Caregiver and Avoid Hospital Readmission
All our assessments have left out the major fact – care is an exchange. To receive care, the patient/client usually needs a family caregiver to give or supervise it. That family caregiver is the glue that holds it all together and his or her inner bond begins to break with the strain of caring.
Read More911- My Aging Parents Looked Bad on Holidays
“Geriatric care managers are wonder woman for long-distance care providers? ” This is an important message for care managers to use before the upcoming holidays.
Read MoreHow Do You Create Emotional Quality of Life in Homebound Seniors?
Homebound seniors are miserably isolated. This can be deadly to their quality of life. There is an answer called Virtual Senior Centers. These game-changing idea magically allows older people, who cannot get out, to use technology or the phone to enhance their emotional and physical quality of life. This is a brilliant idea.
Read MoreHow to Assess the Caregiver and Avoid Hospital Readmission
All our assessments have left out the major fact – care is an exchange. To receive care, the patient/client usually needs a family caregiver to give or supervise it. That family caregiver is the glue that holds it all together and his or her inner bond begins to break with the strain of caring.
Read MoreHow to Assess the Caregiver and Avoid Hospital Readmission
All our assessments have left out the major fact – care is an exchange. To receive care, the patient/client usually needs a family caregiver to give or supervise it. That family caregiver is the glue that holds it all together and his or her inner bond begins to break with the strain of caring.
Read MoreReminder Sign -Up For Free Webinar- How to Write A Winning Geriatric Assessment for Elder Law Attorneys
If you are an Aging Life Care Manager, Geriatric Care Manager, Nurse Care Manager or aging professional who works with elder law attorneys, conservatorships or guardianship -welcome the New Year by learning how write a winning geriatric assessment that is court submittable.
Join me on January 25, 2017 for a free 2-hour webinar “How to Write a Winning Geriatric Assessment for Elder Law Attorneys, Conservators, Guardians and Families. “
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