The Blog From the Heart

You care so much. And you’re so far away. Trying to manage your parent’s care (or even stay updated and involved) from another country can be exceptionally taxing - practically, emotionally and financially. The lack of ability to interact personally with mom or dad on...

If you are managing a workplace in Israel, you surely know which of your employees has kids at home. Chances are you offer them some level of flexibility and support when it comes to childcare. You turn a blind eye when they must work from home to care for a sick kid,...

There are no two ways about it: caring for an aging loved one raises levels of mental health risk. Whether it’s because of elevated chronic stress, witnessing a loved one deteriorate, or isolation and boredom (yes, you’re allowed to say that it can be boring at...

It sounded so easy. “Mom, it’s time to hire a caregiver”. Except it was everything but easy. Despite your perception of her obvious need, and your endless worry, she resisted the idea (strongly). You struggled with overwhelming feelings of guilt for not being able to...

“Stop yelling at me!” You close your eyes. Once, not so long ago, but now far, far away, you had a loving, close, sharing relationship with the person in front of you. And now… now, every time your tone gets a little emphatic she accuses you of yelling at her. She has...

It’s is hard to think about, and even harder to talk about, but chances are that, someday, you will not be able to make your own medical decisions. It may happen suddenly – the result of a stroke or a serious accident. Or it may be predictable – a final stage in a...

Learn to identify the warning signs of financial abuse in elderly. A new neighbor moves in next door to a senior who lives alone. The new neighbor strikes up a friendship with the senior – bringing over home-baked goodies, accompanying her on shopping trips, calling...

Our previous post on 10 Hidden Benefits for Seniors got so much great feedback that we decided to generate a second list, revealing 10 tips for senior care in Israel. Medical Devices Reduced fee emergency alarm buttons: Yad Sarah is an organization accessible through...

Popular media often refers to the “sandwich generation” as the group of people ranging in age from their 30s to 60s who are “sandwiched” between caring for their aging parents and raising their own children. This group of people is growing all over the world, and here...

Remember your first day of kindergarten? Or the first time you stepped off the bus to camp, surrounded by strangers who seemed to know each other, but were all new to you? For most of us, such memories are tinged with apprehension, awkwardness and fear of rejection....