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Author Archives: Scott
The Four Most Unexpected Behavioral Changes in the Elderly – Is this Normal? Part IV (Final)
In parts I, II, and III of this series, we’ve explored changes in hygiene, anger, and paranoia as three of the most unanticipated changes in behavior that you may have noticed beginning to occur in your own aging parent. … Continue reading
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Unexpected Behavioral Changes in The Elderly – (Is This Normal?) Part III
Part III In Parts I and II of my series on unexpected behavioral changes in your aging parent, we’ve discussed the ins and outs of both changes in personal hygiene and increasing agitation. Today we’re going to be looking into … Continue reading
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Is This Normal? Part II
Unexpected Changes in the Elderly: (Is this Normal?) Part II In my last post we discussed the neglectful changes in hygienic practice that one all-too-often may notice in his or her aging parent(s), the possible reasons behind these changes, and … Continue reading
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The Four Most Unexpected Behavioral Changes in the Elderly – (“Is this normal?”)
Part I September 24, 2015 We hear it all the time: “What is ‘normal?’”—a reminder that there’s a broad range of what’s considered to be acceptable and unacceptable behaviorally and that we shouldn’t compare ourselves to others. As a professional … Continue reading
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Getting Through the First (fill in the blank) Without Mom or Dad
I caught up with a long-time client last week. After losing her mom this year she’s having a difficult time coming to grips with how to handle the fast-approaching holiday season. She has suffered an immense amount of loss in … Continue reading
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Working Late
In my town there lives a gentleman named Gus, who lives a life of partial retirement. While his age entitles him to Social Security and Medicare benefits, he also rises at 5:00 a.m. daily in order to be ready for … Continue reading
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The Secret
I was speaking with a friend who’d attended the most fascinating service the other day, certainly one which got us both to thinking, in which a young man was formally given his Hebrew name in front of an entire congregation … Continue reading
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Get Ahead of the Game When Selecting a Longterm Senior Care Residence for Moms and Dads. Part II
(This is the second half of my most recent blog post. Read Part I) Get yourself a spiral notebook (A memo pad or journal will work, too–whatever suits your style–just so long as you keep it handy.) Use it to … Continue reading
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Get Ahead of the Game When Selecting a Longterm Senior Care Residence for Moms and Dads (Part I of II)
Entrusting your aging parents to the care of someone else is one of the toughest decisions an adult child will ever face. It seems we cannot escape the media accounts of innocent senior citizens falling victim to the “caretakers” tasked … Continue reading
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“If you don’t Have Anything Nice to Say…”
Time-honored techniques for coping when your aging parents are stressing you out The parent-child relationship… To say it’s complicated is as understated as saying the world is a big place. Let’s face it, even in their younger days, your mom … Continue reading
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