There can be legal issues that arise in your loved ones personal life while you are working on, or using, in-home care services. We share information on items that may arise.

by Cheryl Richard Mann

Seeking Guardianship for a Senior Parent?

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adult child with senior mother
Ideally, all of our interactions with our family members would be positive and helpful. We would handle transitional times smoothly, cooperatively, and with virtually no disagreement. And as our parents continued to age, the process of satisfying their care needs… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Tips and Strategies to Begin Discussing Financial Help for Seniors

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Mature Woman Helping Senior Neighbor With Home Finances
It’s a sensitive topic to go over with aging parents, but one that has to be resolved sooner rather than later: finances. Many adult children are reluctant to muddle with parents’ financial matters until there is an obvious need, but… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Dividing the Cost of Senior Care Fairly with Family

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Mature women talking
Do you recall how hard it could be when you were young to learn the lesson of sharing with your siblings? Though the incredible importance of thinking about other people’s feelings, in addition to being fair, was impressed upon us… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Can Giving Up the Keys Be Bad for Elderly Drivers’ Health?

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Discussing an Elderly Parent's Ability to Drive a Car
It is one of the more troublesome decisions we must confront in older years, and an exceptionally delicate subject for adult children to broach with their senior parents: relinquishing the car keys. Driving a vehicle, while creating an inherent experience… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

Surprising Senior Health Care Concern: Too Much Care

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Mature radiologist talking to senior patient.
We desire the most beneficial medical care for our family and friends, but is it feasible that on occasion, less is the most beneficial? As demonstrated by a recent report published in Plos One by Dr. Martin Makary, professor of… Read More
by Cheryl Richard Mann

What Happens When Dementia Symptoms Become Criminal

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Elderly Woman in Handcuffs
It is shocking – a kind, occasionally puzzled grandmother with dementia getting handcuffed and put under arrest. Even so, that very scene is playing out at an astonishing rate among the elderly, around 100,000 of them, based on the current… Read More