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What Is A Geriatric Care Manager? Everything You Need To Know! (Ep #012)

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Imagine you live in DC and your aging parent lives alone in Michigan and needs support and resources. You’ve been to visit your parent a few times to help get them set up with services, but you’re finding it more and more difficult to take the time off work and leave your life in DC every month, not to mention that the cost of travel is weighing you down...

AND, when you get to Michigan you have no idea of where to start looking for the resources your aging parent needs.

On the third trip to see your parent, you think you have everything set up, only to return home to DC to discover that there are countless other needs your parent has. You’re in a bind! You can’t take any more time off of work, you have to manage your own needs in DC, and at the same time, you know that your aging parent needs your help!

This is where a Geriatric Care Manager can come in!

In this Blog/Video I am going to walk you through everything you need to know...

Knowing Activities of Daily Living Will Help You Care For Aging Parents (Ep #011)

aging parents caregiving tips Aug 07, 2019

Raise your hand if you’ve heard the term Activities of Daily Living, otherwise known as ADLs!

Now, raise your hand if you’ve heard of term Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, also known as IADLs!

Your hand is probably down. And that’s okay! At the end of this episode you are gonna be raising your hands high!

In today's episode, I’m going to walk you through Activities of Daily Living, which I’ll call ADLs and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, which I’ll call IADLs! And, I’ll also explain why it’s so important that you know what they are!

Because...

Knowing Activities of Daily Living Will Help You Care for Aging Parents!

So What Are Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)?

ADLs are basic life tasks that we learn when we are children and generally maintain independence with for most of our lives. They include:

Bathing: Can your parent bathe or shower on their own?...

How To Find Senior Living Options! A Step By Step Guide (Ep #010)

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This month has been all about senior housing!!!

THE WHAT!

A couple of weeks ago, I described the different living options for older adults (link here!). I answered the question, "WHAT are the different housing options for older adults, anyway?!"

THE WHY!

Last week, I reviewed WHY it's so important to know the different types of living options (read it here!).

THE HOW!

In this blog and video, I give you a tutorial on HOW to go about finding living options.

I figured, it's one thing to tell you that you need to know the living options, it's quite another to help you figure out how to go about finding them!

As we get started, I want you to know that I am not affiliated with any of the resources I am about to list. My goal is to give you options and methods to help ease the process of caring for your aging parents. With this in mind, I'll share pros and cons for each method I list.

For this blog you will really want to watch the video!...

Welcome!

My show walks you through the most complicated situations with your aging parents, like with illness, dementia, mental health concerns and end of life... so that you have peace of mind knowing that you're doing everything you can to help your parents live their best lives... without giving up your own life in the process!

Lots of love to you and your family!

- Dr. Regina Koepp

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