Pathways for Aging: Helping Older Adults THRIVE through geriatric care management and caregiver counseling. Visit us at: www.pathwaysforaging.com
Pathways for Aging: Helping Older Adults THRIVE through geriatric care management, therapy for older adults, caregiver counseling and community education presentations.
11/17/2019
Loneliness is such a concern for seniors. Please remember your neighbors this Holiday season.
Lonely 90-Year-Old Woman Asks Neighbor To Be Her Friend In Heartbreaking Note "Thank you so much for coming over. I’ve lived here for 50 years and don’t know any of my neighbors.”
11/04/2018
St Louis Aging Life Care Specialists representing ALCA at the American Association of Daily Money Managers today. I had to leave early to help a client, that's what we do!
ALCA was well represented at the American Association of Daily Money Managers (AADMM) meeting in St. Louis. Thanks, Judy, Jay, Jeanie, Lori, and Wilma.
07/09/2018
Planning to attend this event on Friday: Improving the Lives of Persons with Mental Illness through Person-Centered Care. We frequently provide care management services for this population.
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06/29/2018
Are You Sentimental?
[PFA] Moving a Parent: Are You Sentimental? My family needed to downsize our mother’s belongings as she recently moved from her independent living apartment to the long-term care section of the senior community where she resides. We kept putting off the decision to close Mom’s apartment. Initially, we kept hoping mom would improve enough ...
06/21/2018
So many concerns this year related to our government - immigrants, healthcare, gun violence, but here is another topic we need to consider: " the aging industry is campaigning for the Senior Accessible Housing Act, outlined in the sidebar below. Briefly, HR 1780 allows people over the age of 60 who make certain modifications to their homes to recoup a $30,000 tax credit at filing time. “ Helping tax assistance for home modification for seniors - enabling them to remain in their homes. Check it out -
Exploring the Trends of Aging in Place In both the home health and HME industries, experts agree: Most seniors would prefer to spend their golden years in their own home. According to a survey AARP conducted in 2014, 87 percent of adults over the age of 65 want to age in place. “Every country has finite resources to care for its citize...
05/21/2018
Impact of Caregiving on women - a different twist.......interesting concept, I would like to learn more about this. What about you?
Dr. Belen Garijo: “I Believe We Need To Do Better” For Caregivers Across The World “As many as 865 million of our mothers, daughters, [and] sisters across the globe are not reaching their full potential to contribute to their national economies,” said Dr. Belén Garijo, CEO for [...]
04/09/2018
Interesting post and podcast from Europeans about women caregivers - check it out!
Dr. Belen Garijo: “I Believe We Need To Do Better” For Caregivers Across The ... “As many as 865 million of our mothers, daughters, [and] sisters across the globe are not reaching their full potential to contribute to their national economies,” said Dr. Belén Garijo, CEO for healthcare and executive board member of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, at a recent Wilson Center e...
04/02/2018
Great little video for children about Dementia - check it out:
The Dragon Story - Full HD This 4 minute cartoon is about a young dragon called Simon, his mummy, and Grandpa Drake. As Grandpa Drake gets older, he exhibits behaviours common with dementia…
03/14/2018
A different twist to the mother-daughter articles I frequently post - in this situation, Mother is the caregiver for her 41y/o daughter who suffers from Traumatic Brain Injury. An example of the strength of the bond between mothers & daughters. I have observed the same with mothers of sons as well. The strength of these women needs to be celebrated this month - honoring Women's History! Also includes a link to an interesting website of Canadian caregivers telling their stories.
Caregivers website shares stories of challenge, holds out hope The Port Coquitlam home of Sheila Gutsche is so immaculate and bright it’s almost impossible to imagine what the family endured after Gutsche’s daughter, Shara, suffered a life-altering…