by Teresa Dunbar | May 26, 2020 | Aging Parent, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Quarantine, Visiting Parents
Older adults who live in senior care communities and their families and friends face new challenges. Many communities are not permitting visitors to protect residents from the virus. Families and loved ones are separated and often feel isolated. What used to be...
by Teresa Dunbar | May 11, 2020 | Aging Dad, Aging Grandparent, Aging Mom, Aging Parent, Anticipatory Grief, Caregiver, Elderly Care, Northern Virginia, Quarantine, Washington DC
Jane cares for her husband Jim who is in the end stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Some days she feels as if she cannot be any sadder. This is not her husband as he used to be. His abilities keep changing over time. He requires more and more care. She feels guilty when...
by Sara Watson | Apr 23, 2020 | Aging Parent, Contagious, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Home Isolation, Northern Virginia, Quarantine
Life is already challenging for my 85-year-old client, Sam, who moves around slowly, with aches and pains, to complete his daily routine. He lives in his daughter’s home and has a bedroom on the main level so he does not have to go up and down the stairs. His...
by Megan Descutner | Mar 1, 2020 | Aging Dad, Aging Parent, Care Services, Elderly Care, In-Home Services, Long Term Care Insurance
George, age 84, lived by himself in an apartment. As his care manager, I was concerned about him and so were his daughters, who lived out of state. He had diabetes and COPD, had become more frail, and was having trouble taking care of himself. During my weekly visits...
by Megan Descutner | Feb 15, 2020 | Aging Parent, Caregiver, Elderly Care, Healthcare Management, Northern Virginia, Planning, Special Needs
I met Ariana when she came to me for a consultation about her parents and her brother. Ariana’s parents were both in their late seventies and had health problems that were starting to slow them down. Ariana’s brother, Michael, had a developmental...
by Megan Descutner | Feb 1, 2020 | Aging Dad, Aging Grandparent, Aging Mom, Aging Parent, Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Dementia, Elderly Care, Northern Virginia, Visiting Parents, Washington DC
Every family has its own unique history, rules, and secrets. In my experience, conflict can easily erupt when families are in crisis or transition. This was the case with Janice and her siblings when their father, Ed, could no longer live alone.Janice had hired me as...
