There are many adults who are busy with work, family, life in general, and blessed with a parent who seems to be doing well. Then suddenly, they are hit with their aging parents experiencing medical symptoms affecting their well-being, threatening their quality of life, and independence. These busy adults owe it to themselves and their […] The post Common Drugs Don’t Mix with Aging Parents appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

Aging is not a disease. Aging means living, not growing old, but living longer. A plan for a parent’s aging is really a plan for how they will live the years as they age. In addition, our life is the sum total of much more than just our physical or functional decline as we age. […] The post Why Is a Plan for My Parent’s Aging Important? appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

  Many people with aging parents, who are without any dementia, are thankful, yet they aren’t sure how their aging parent’s future years, will turn out. Aging parents, are also wondering what their future aging years will hold. They do the best they can each day, and attempt to deal with challenges as they arise. […] The post 5 Essentials for a Parent’s Aging Plan appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

If you’re adult children of aging parents and you don’t know your parent’s greatest fear, then ask them. For over 20 years working directly with seniors, managing their care needs, I learned loosing independence was the majority’s fear. That’s why they hired a professional to help them learn how to remain as independent as possible […] The post Your Aging Parent’s Greatest Fear Is Losing Independence appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

Your Parent’s Aging Journey   I refer to the aging years as a journey because it is not a one-time event but an ongoing passing of time, such as a journey from youth to maturity, from maturity to the end of our life. Most youth approaching adulthood have a plan of how they will live […] The post Anticipate & Plan Your Parent’s Aging Journey appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

Caring for an aging parent, whether near or far, can be a team effort. Most people with an aging parent don’t realize how much help they can be when they live far away. Often a family member who lives close to the parent becomes the primary caregiver. Yet the sibling(s) who live further away, an […] The post Tips on Caring for an Aging Parent Whether Near or Far appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

Among Americans, falls in older adults, are the number one cause of injuries and death from injury. The CDC reports, each year, more than one in four older adults aged 65 and older will fall. For this reason, people with older adult loved ones, such as parents, will want to be familiar with these common […] The post Why Some Are Seeing Less Falls In Their Older Parent appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

  Adult Children Who Often Become Parent Caregivers   The nature of my business generates an opportunity for many important conversations between the aging parent and the adult children, the potential caregivers of senior parents.  Many times the conversations center around, who will provide the care needed and exactly what care is needed. An even bigger question […] The post Conversations for Caregivers of Senior Parents appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

One of the biggest headaches and dangers is an aging parent’s drugs mix-up or prescription medications confusion. These mix-ups occur often, as they go unnoticed by everyone, the professionals and the patient/parent. Research (Medscape July 2015), reflects people aged 65-69 years fill an average of 14 prescriptions per year and adults aged 80-84 years average […] The post Aging Parent’s Drugs Mix-up appeared first on Endless Legacy ..read more

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