What a "Good Week" at Home Might Be Hiding For an Aging Parent
Think about the last conversation you had with your parent in the Athens area. How did they describe their week? Odds are, the answer was some version...
Last year, Americans over 60 reportedly lost more than $3.4 billion to fraud, and that number only accounts for what was reported. The actual figure is almost certainly higher. And while the scams themselves keep evolving with new technology, new scr...
Think about the last conversation you had with your parent in the Athens area. How did they describe their week? Odds are, the answer was some version...
A doctor prescribes medication to manage blood pressure. A physical therapist designs exercises to improve balance. But what if one of the most powerf...
You know something is off when you start keeping your own list of your parent's medications because you're not confident they can. Maybe you've been c...
Think about the last time you felt truly content at the end of a day. It probably wasn't a day you spent doing nothing. More likely, it was a day when...
You've noticed it in layers. First, the twice-weekly calls to your parent in Athens started feeling a little different: shorter, vaguer, more deflecti...
You weren't expecting it to happen during a holiday visit. But there it was: a pot scorched black on the stove, a trash can that clearly hadn't been t...
Here's something families don't always expect when they start comparing senior living communities in the Athens, GA area: the biggest differences betw...
You call your mom on a Tuesday evening and she mentions she "forgot" to eat lunch. On Thursday, she laughs about leaving the stove on overnight. By Sa...
Maybe it started with a missed medication. Or maybe you noticed the refrigerator was full of expired food on your last visit. Perhaps your parent ment...