Discussing the need for home care with your elderly loved one can be an emotional process, and often meets with resistance. But, if you and other family members are convinced that your loved one’s safety and well-being are at risk, you may need to push ...

How do you help your elderly loved one get past their family customs and cultural beliefs to accept assistance in her home? How do you tell your loved one that you and your siblings are concerned about them living alone at home? How do you help them keep ...

In today’s world, it’s common for families and friends to be separated by great distances. At some point in their lives, your parents, grandparents, or a loved one may need in-home care. Suddenly, you are faced with the challenge of long-distance care...

Many adult children are eventually faced with the unpleasant task of deciding when it is no longer safe for their parent to drive a car. The decision to be made is when to “put on the brakes” and hang up the keys. It is made even harder because the de...

The Vial of Life Program is an international effort to alert emergency personnel to the presence of vital medical information in the home. It uses a symbol similar to a red cross to signify that the individual has important medical and medication informat...

• Care options are definitely moving from a strictly medical model to a social model • Consumers are increasingly demanding and expecting more choices in care options • The aging of baby boomers will probably increase the demand for a broad ar...

The approaching “senior tsunami” – the aging of Baby Boomers especially – will catch a great many seniors short when the time comes that they or a family member need long term care. The American population is going to be expected to assume much mo...

Bias Towards Aging Affects the Medical Treatment Seniors Receive In many cultures in the world, elderly people are revered and their advice is sought and respected. In our culture, the wisdom, the knowledge and the social skills of the elderly are often...

Hot Weather Help for Older Adults in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Area By Ron Hagberg, CSA When the heat is on it’s time for everyone to take extra precautions to avoid heat related illnesses and even death. Each year approximately 200 die of heat relat...

Adult Children Caring for Aging Parents in Minneapolis/St. Paul Face Role Reversal By Ron Hagberg, CSA The catch phrase says it all. Adult children who are caring for their parents while also raising their own family are known as “the sandwich gene...

Adult Children Caring for Aging Parents in Minneapolis/St. Paul Face Role Reversal By Ron Hagberg, CSA The catch phrase says it all. Adult children who are caring for their parents while also raising their own family are known as “the sandwich gene...