Where the answers are

Each and every one of us has a story about some bad points regarding nursing homes. And they are probably true. The problem is that in the US the largest population ever is coming to the age where nursing home care or some facsimiles will be our reality. Personally even after working in and around... Sign in to see full entry.

I know how frustrating these costs are and have seen needless suffering due to the monetary constraints. One client I had been working with was terminally ill and wanted fresh red grapes. The nursing facility he lived in did not have any nor were they ‘able’ to get them from the food supplier. He... Sign in to see full entry.

There are improvements being sought in the benefits you or someone you know may be receiving. HB 1601 is on the floor of Congress right now. This bill introduced by Rep Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) is titled SSI Restoration Act. The objective of this bill is to realign the benefits paid to those in the... Sign in to see full entry.

I know last week may not have sounded like it was saving money or quick relief to a problem, although it was. Perhaps not as quick as we want but still a way to help ourselves and save money. At the same time this coin has an opposite side. There are people in our lives who seem to sap us of... Sign in to see full entry.

Many people in the current generation of boomers find they are the only ones left in their families, albeit some ‘shirt tail’ family members they may not have ever seen. There are many reasons for this situation and most have to do just plain life. Perhaps others have passed on due to age or health... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday we discussed the four threads and the relationship each thread had to us. There are times however, when the gold thread can mean more than one person or entity. The gold thread symbolizes a being who is the carrier of our most precious inner thoughts and being. For many of us this is our... Sign in to see full entry.

Companionship goes beyond the friendship of two people. It becomes a Golden Thread. All of our lives we have people who come and go, many of them very important and some as acquaintances; but all have an impact on who we are and how we live. I like to think of this description; there is a throw... Sign in to see full entry.

Let’s be clear about this subject. I am talking companionship which often has a sexual component to it. However, this companionship does not have to have a sexual component. What it must have is an abiding thread of love and empathy. We must each truly care for the other to provide the necessary... Sign in to see full entry.

First take a moment and give thanks for all those who are fighting and have fought for our freedom. Should you know someone in this role tell them "Thank You". My focus this week is one which is difficult to speak of for most people. However it is a topic which is very necessary to think about for... Sign in to see full entry.

Many diagnosable diseases which have a dementia component to them are considered aggressive in nature. These diseases include alcohol use (Korsecof’s syndrome), Parkinson’s, Lewy Body Dementia (frequently misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s disease). Other diseases have dementia; however the aggression is... Sign in to see full entry.