Every family system must deal with aging, which is something you cannot escape. It can be challenging for adult children to imagine their parents as seniors and to understand and respond to the reality that each parent will age differently.…
Government agencies that supervise long-term care facilities are underfunded, according to sources. They lack the resources to do proper inspections of residential health facilities. You may have seen the rating system provided by the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Your mother might say that, wouldn't she? How often have you wished that you had listened to your mother? Nobody really wants to think in advance about accidents or illness. But if no advance planning has been done, and if…
Be Aware Government oversight of long-term care facilities is deeply problematic, according to a recent New York Times report. Inspection of rehabilitation facilities is inadequate, and we, the public, had best not rely on reporting inspection results. If your loved…