Vanishing in Plain Sight. An Alzheimer’s Story.

Mom and Dad diligently worked careers for the balance of their adult lives.  They raised their children, put them thru college and were there for them at times of strife and times of celebration. They welcomed Grandchildren.  They helped with…

#10. Get a better facility.  They are all not alike.  We know the good, bad and ugly ones.  Call us today for a recommendation.  You have the choice to leave a facility if they are not accomplishing your loved one's…

What's the difference? Here's a question:  Is this person providing attentive care to the road or MONITORING the road? It's the same question you could ask about your next hired driver.  Would you like the driver to be CAREFULLY DRIVING,…

WE DON'T PLAN TO FAIL.  WE FAIL TO PLAN! "This wasn't how it was supposed to go!  It happened so suddenly...Everything kind of went downhill at once..."  These are words I have heard from seniors for 2 decades now.  As…

In the early 2000's, we started Always There Home Care in Columbus, Ohio.  This company was started after my years in Hospice.  Headquartered out of Scottsdale, Arizona VistaCare grew to serve over 5,000 patients with Hospice care.  My role in…

I'm human.  We all are.  As part of what I feel is my human responsibility, I've made taking care of seniors not only my passion but it's my livelihood, my 'happy place' my 'ministry' if you will. As a listening…

Recently, we had a client (we will refer to her for purposes of this writing as 'Hellen') who contacted us about her forthcoming release from a Skilled Nursing Facility (*S.N.F.).  Hellen's sister is her lone family advocate.  While her sister…

Didn't John Lennon hit the nail on the head?  In reality, it's a tough question if you look internally and put it upon yourself:No matter how we examine this, I think there's going to be some pain involved.  These sentiments…