by sharon | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog
Israel boasts a highly developed (and heavily subsidized) system of live-in care that enables seniors to age in place and maintain maximum independence, even when they require full assistance in their activities of daily living. Stories abound of kind,...
by sharon | Aug 15, 2023 | Blog
August is peak time for flying: an opportunity to get away from it all, enjoy new scenery and create memories. But for a person with cognitive impairment, unfamiliar environments and routines of travel can be disorienting, which can make flying challenging. Still,...
by sharon | Jul 30, 2022 | Blog
(This article originally appeared in The Times of Israel.) As our parents age, one of the most important decisions they will need to make is where they age. Should they stay in their existing home? Downsize to a smaller place? Move to a retirement community? Move to...
by sharon | Jun 21, 2020 | Blog
(This post originally appeared in the Times of Israel) As the owner of a Geriatric Care Management company, I know first-hand how agonizing it is for adult children to make care decisions for a cognitively impaired parent who has not made his or her wishes clearly...
by sharon | Dec 20, 2018 | Blog
I recently met “Sarah”, an 80-year-old widow and Holocaust survivor. She lived in the same town as one of her sons and had frequent interaction and visits from her family. Sara had taken a silver, Austrian candelabra which she inherited from her mother to a...
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