While traveling west from Panama City to Boquete (near the Costa Rica border) a few weeks ago my son Elliott asked if I wanted to listen to a Revisionist History podcast. For the next 40 minutes I was treated to…
April 17, 2018 | by the National Care Planning Council When a loved one dies at home, family or others who are there must often cope with the reality of the dying process. We recommend strongly that when a person is…
Home care agencies, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities and skilled nursing facilities all have a role to play. And, now with the recent regulatory changes, so does privately-employed in-home care – especially for those patients suffering from cognitive conditions…
During a patient’s final hours in hospice care, commonly referred to as the “eleventh hour,” I’ve witnessed over my five years as a volunteer a variety of outcomes to the final defining moment: dying. This is the moment in our…
In January 2016, the National Association for Grandparenting was founded. Its genesis began several years earlier when Ken Canfield recognized the profound influence of extended family systems on our families and culture. Having spent three decades studying, strengthening and developing…
“Gigs” are becoming lifelines for seniors Marilyn Kolleth, 74, was happily retired for six years when her condominium’s homeowner’s association imposed a 60 percent boost in monthly fees. While able to afford that hike, the former medical technician began to…
Not only are there more adults over age 50 than at any time in history; this new consumer majority is the wealthiest, best educated and has access to quality healthcare. Yet the media, political and social leaders seem determined to…
If you’re considering moving and want to fix up your home, experts recommend renovations that make the most financial sense. Maybe you’ve been watching too many home-improvement TV shows, but suddenly your kitchen is looking a bit dated—like the 1970s.…
THIS LUMINOUS DARKNESS by Jan Richardson Searching for Solace in Advent & Christmas. My husband died on the second day of Advent, several weeks after experiencing massive complications during what we had anticipated would be routine surgery. In that season,…
Recently at my father-in-law’s funeral I struck up a conversation with a family member on the topic of panic attacks. She had recently begun to date a gentleman who struggles with panic attacks and to help him she started to…