Tag: Family Conversations

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.

In the first of four segments, Kelley Smith talks about how COVID has affected seniors and updates us on various CarePartners Senior Living openings and remodels at various senior living communities. For 450 days we've all dealt with the pandemic, but what about our loved ones? Seniors are watching their restaurants go out of town, changes to the Seattle atmosphere, their friends may have died of COVID, they don't get to see their family members, with COVID restricting socialization.

Lisa Mayfield, founder and geriatric care manager of Aging Wisdom, talks about facing family dynamics and conflicts. Even in families where all have tight...

Sandy Myerson has written a book called Elder Care Assistance: A Practical Guide Covering Health, Financial and Legal Considerations, which is a practical guide...

Kelley Smith at CarePartners Senior Living talks about funding options for senior care. If a retirement/assisted living/memory care community really is the best solution, then we are going to talk about financing. What are you supposed to do if your dad’s gone, and all your mom has is her social security and her house? We have the largest floating Medicaid license in the state. Mom can take what little assets she has, and when she runs out of money, Mom qualifies for the state benefits and is guaranteed to be able to stay with us.

Probably one of the most frequent questions I am asked is how to talk to Mom or Dad about their later life care —...

Welcome to the Month of June, everyone. Exactly 13 years ago this month was the time where my family faced a Crossroad in my...

Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about how her company acts as an objective party that is able to look into a family...