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The Sandwich Generation
Helping Two at Once! The sandwich generation can loosely be described as a group of middle-aged adults who are providing care for their aging parents and their children at home at the same time. According to some reports, 47% of people spend at least two hours a day...
The Nursing Home Option | Tipping Points
What Tips Families to Choose the Nursing Home Option? We talk to people every day who are having to make the seemingly unthinkable decision as to whether to place a Loved One in a nursing home. If you have a spouse or parent who has declined in health, what should you...
Cleansing My Life | Let it Rain!
Lessons From a Cleansing Rain Recently, we experienced a cleansing rain. The rain fell slow and gentle. This was not a popcorn storm; it calmly rained all night. Here are some of my takeaways from our cleansing overnight rain. Gentle but Powerful. Even though the rain...
Facing Burnout | Stability for Me!
Last time, we talked about helping your declining parent regain stability in their lives - even though they were declining in physical or cognitive health. In this edition, we are discussing how to regain stability for you - the adult child caregiver. Whether you are...
Helping and Stability for Mom
Helping and Bringing Stability Only Where Needed When you see your adult parent declining in physical and cognitive health sometimes it's important to act sooner rather than later. However, it's also important to know where exactly they need your help. We have seen...
Helping Mom Get Organized | The Need for Speed
Because sometimes helping mom brings a need for speed! One issue that we deal with consistently in our Elder Law Practice (which is what I do in my other life when I’m not doing stuff for Help Me Help Momma!) is giving the Adult Kids tips on helping to find stuff that...
Mothers Day: Where Do You Stand?
Which Category Were You In On Mothers Day? We celebrated Mothers Day a couple days before the writing of this article. Our sincere hope is that you had a great time with family, as well. For purposes of our article today, we’re going everyone into one of three...
Planning Ahead | Why Should I Plan?
A little less scary is a good thing! When talking with adult kids about working with their family and their parent(s) to come up with a Plan that is best for everyone we often hear the unspoken Why?. "Why should I be doing all of this planning stuff? I’m busy enough...
Elderly Neighbors: Extra Mile vs. Too Far
Where do you draw the line? One of the rarely discussed "benefits" of helping declining seniors is the feeling you get from helping when help is needed. You knew that the declining Senior needed your assistance and it made you feel good to help! Nothing feels...
The Emotional Fallout of Caregiver Burnout
Helping Busy Caregivers Manage Care! Perhaps the roughest of all Journey Stops is Journey Stop One, where it all begins. This is a point in time when you have to come to grips with the fact that your Mom and Dad are declining. You realize, especially if it's a...
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Aduhelm – The New Alzheimer’s Drug?
Aduhelm: What We’re Reading You may have read about Aduhelm, which is the new Alzheimer’s Drug that was approved by the FDA this week. You can do a Google search for the word "Aduhelm" and see all sorts of news articles and current opinions. It seems everyone has an...
Decision Making – Key Points in Your Plan
Nursing Home, Assisted Living, or Care at Home? Frank & Martha have been married for 57 years. Frank was declining in physical health. He weighs 235 and is 6’3”. Martha tops out at 110 lbs and is 5’4”. This has never been a problem until now. Despite Frank’s...
Stronger Together | A Threefold Cord
A Threefold Cord Cannot Easily Be Broken! The Holy Bible has a saying which I have seen proved true of the years. In Ecclesiastes 4:12, the Bible tells us that "though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken"....
Stress Management | Making it Work
I hope you’re having a great week! For those of you who are taking care or managing care for a declining parent in addition to everything else you have on your plate, one thing we have to manage is stress - our stress! Oftentimes, we forget about personal stress...
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