Posts Tagged ‘Care Giving’

  “Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.” -Stephen R. Covey   Stephen Covey’s seminal work on how to create a better human species titled “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” was first published in 1989 and has sold over 15 million copies in 38 languages since first its release. The concepts are timeless and can be broadly applied as I have done here with aging in place. What follows is The

                      For me context is the key; from that comes the understanding of everything. -Kenneth Noland Context Matters: The dictionary defines Context as; the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation. A man was driving up a steep and narrow mountain road. A woman was driving down the same road. As they passed each other, the woman leaned out the window and yelled, "PIG!" The man immediately leaned out his window and replied, "BITCH!" They continue on their way and as the man rounded the next corner, he crashes into a

  Guest post: I found Sharon's story about the journey to aging in place with her father so practical (step-by-step approach) and compelling, I asked her if I could share it here. Before you place a loved one into a facility, read Dad's House and consider the possibilities.   Dad's House By Sharon R. McMurray Our first reaction was “He can’t live alone.”  How could he manage without her?  She was his companion in the house they bought the year after they married nearly sixty years ago. A typical homemaker from the 50s era, she cooked for him,

"Most elderly males have informal care, most elderly females do not." - Cynthia M. Taeuber     Anyone who provides assistance to those who need it to maintain an optimal level of independence is a care giver. Families provide the majority of care giving, which is commonly referred to as “informal care” because it’s unpaid. If the care recipient is married the primary caregiver will be the spouse; otherwise adult children, typically, adult daughters or daughters-in-law will assume the

                              So two ideas have been established with the maiden voyage of this blog: 1. As a society (and globally) we’re getting older 2. We want to continue to stay in our beloved homes as we age (aging in place) These two points were reinforced by an experience I had today visiting a friend in a nursing home. Prior to August, 2007, my friend who is now 93 years old had been living independently in her home with some limited outside assistance. A series of falls in the home caused her family to place her in a care center/nursing home