Colonie Senior Service Centers, Inc. will be expanding its lunch program to all seniors in the community age 60 years + to seven (7) days a week starting Monday, March 24th, with home delivery service. Next week’s lunch menu Monday, March 23 Chicken Caesar [...]
If someone you love has Alzheimer’s Disease, communicating with them can be difficult. Here are 10 tips for communicating with someone with Alzheimer’s Disease that may prove helpful:
Wednesday’s Wisdom: Recently, an attorney from our office received a robocall at home. The computer generated voice claimed to be “Maria” from the Social Security Office. “Maria” advised the attorney that her social security number had been frozen because of some issues so she had [...]
A Texas man announces his plan to spend his “Golden Years” at the Holiday Inn instead of a nursing home: https://theheartysoul.com/texas-man-lives-remaining-days-at-holiday-inn/ This anecdote definitely elicited some chuckles around our office, but we were also struck by the fact that he’s essentially comparing apples [...]
Many New Yorkers will need help with some daily living tasks as they grow older. This type of care might include living in a nursing home. Nursing homes are regulated under state and federal laws, and facilities that receive Medicaid and Medicare for their services [...]
Friday’s Food for Thought: The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is inviting people to step into the shoes of an Alzheimer’s Disease patients in a bid to increase empathy for those who live with the disease everyday. The foundation is using virtual reality technology to [...]
Wednesday’s Wisdom: While we believe it’s important for everyone to have a durable Power of Attorney (appoints an agent to handle your financial matters & can take effect either immediately or only upon incapacity) and a Health Care Proxy (a medical power of attorney which [...]
Friday’s Food for Thought: Acting as a caregiver for a sick friend or family member can be a beautiful & loving act, but it can also be incredibly stressful for the caregiver. If the stress of caregiving is left unchecked, it can take a [...]
Friday’s Food for Thought: For families impacted by Alzheimers, these newly invented shoes – which include a GPS tracker – could be a useful tool, but the article also raises interesting ethical concerns: https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/newly-invented-shoes-with-gps-to-track-elderly-family-members-with-alzheimers-and-prevent-them-from-getting-lost/?utm_source=JERF What are you thoughts on using a device like this to prevent a loved one with [...]
When a loved one enters a nursing home, it is critical that you know and understand all of your loved ones rights as a nursing home resident so you can effectively advocate on their behalf. Lately, our firm is fielding an increasing number of calls [...]