Tag: Family Conversations

We don't spend enough time finding out everything we need to know. Have you got your legal paperwork done? Ellie Brown from Chateau Retirement joins Suzanne to talk about how to find resources for seniors that many people don't even know exist, and strategies for touring senior living communities.

Ellie Brown from Chateau Retirement Communities joins Suzanne to share how families can best support their senior loved ones. Ellie shares her top three tips for getting through the transition when a loved one starts struggling/

What signs of aging are of concern as we're supporting our senior loved ones? Ellie Brown from Chateau Retirement Communities joins Suzanne to talk about the warning signs and facing up to the various dynamics of denials, not just from ourselves, but also our loved ones.

L.E. "Ellie" Brown from Chateau Retirement Communities joins Suzanne to talk about how to best support our senior loved ones, particularly as they get older and might need to consider senior living. Ellie works with families every day, and shares common situations that she encounters as families try to help their loved ones. Ellie is Vice President Sales - Strategic Market Analysis, Branding & Sales Leadership for Chateau Retirement.

Daphne Davis of Pinnacle Senior Placements joins Suzanne to offer tips for dealing with complex family dynamics of helping a struggling senior loved one. Be the son and daughter, don't try to parent your parent.

When do you start discussing having more care for mom and dad? Oftentimes, people wait too long. In this segment, Daphne Davis of Pinnacle Senior Placements offers the broad picture health analogy of a three-legged stool: hydration, medication, and nutrition, which balance fine so long as all three are done well. Daphne gives us some warning signs that it may be time to have that dreaded conversation with a senior loved one that they could benefit from some assistance at home.

Daphne Davis joins Suzanne to talk about crossroads and transitions. One of the most difficult parts of aging with families is being unprepared for life's changes. When adult children realize that mom or dad may need some help, broaching the topic can be challenging. A longtime contributor to Answers for Elders, Daphne Davis is President of Pinnacle Senior Placements.

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living joins Suzanne to discuss how to have the conversation about dementia or Alzheimer's with your senior loved one.

As we talk about transitioning out of the pandemic on Father's Day weekend, Kelley talks about if you've had a loved one stuck at home these past 450 days, how do you help bring them back into the world, as well as how to assess whether they might need additional care.

As we talk about transitioning out of the pandemic and how it affected seniors on Father's Day weekend, Kelley talks about how to assess if their senior loved ones are depressed or if their health has changed, and what their expectations are when the subject of senior living is approached.