Planning ahead to enable others to assist is key to better health while aging. This post covers five common age-related problems to plan for, five key steps to address advance planning for healthcare, and four key steps to address advance planning for legal/financial. A handy PDF cheatsheet is included.| Better Health While Aging
In this QA, I provide advice on how to get help for a senior parent, if you're worried about possible "incompetence." We cover how to get help, and how mental capacity and legal competence are assessed, and how to take care of yourself in the process.| Better Health While Aging
One of the most common concerns I hear from people is “My older parent’s behavior is concerning me and I’m worried about her mental abilities.” As I explained in a related article: it’s not always dementia but often it is. And unless an older person has done a good job planning ahead, it can be very hard […]| Better Health While Aging
Each of us carries hopes for the future – hopes about how we want to live, be cared for, and be remembered. These are not just medical preferences. They are reflections of what matters most to us: our dignity, our comfort, our relationships, and our values. Advance care planning is how we protect those hopes. It’s how we make sure our wishes are known, even if we’re unable to speak for ourselves. On April 16th, we observe National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) – a national movement ...| Hospice Care of the LowCountry