by Pamela Wilson | Mar 2, 2017 | Caregiving, Dangers of Ignorance, Denial and Refusal of Care, Family relationships, Uncategorized
Caregiving and daily life routines that result in the development of a care plan may prove to be a fascinating subject when caring for elderly parents. How many of us are in a routine that seems normal but when viewed from the outside may be considered abnormal or at...
by Pamela Wilson | Feb 18, 2017 | Caregiving
Family caregiver dysfunction is created and complicated by early life family relationships. Sometimes, the complication results from the care recipient who denies that care may be needed. Other times, the complication results from adult children who don’t see...
by Pamela Wilson | Jan 7, 2017 | Hospitals, Memory Loss and Impairment
Hospital dumping of dementia patients is the new normal. Twice in the past 30 days I have had two clients sent to the emergency room for delusional and unsafe behavior. Both individuals had a diagnosis of dementia. Both times a medication review was requested because...
by Pamela Wilson | Dec 21, 2015 | Aging, Caregiver Burden and Guilt
Achieving a work-life balance is challenging for many individuals depending on life-stage: some employees may be raising children, others experiencing health issues of their own, some supporting adult children with the care of grandchildren, or caring for aging...
by Pamela Wilson | Dec 14, 2015 | Aging, Caregiving
Caregiving, family, and the holidays; all emotional words depending on one’s perception of combining all three together. For some caregiving is an emotionally draining act. For others being with family during the holidays (or any time during the year) stirs up...
