by Nicole Stroman | Dec 21, 2022 | Aging Adults, Aging Life Care Manager, Aging Parent, Caring for Aging Parent, Family Care, Healthy Aging, Holiday Fun, Holidays, Relocating, Relocation Services
The weather was cooperating with snow on the way just in time for Christmas Day. A white Christmas really was something that Sharon and John looked forward to every year. The family was due to arrive in a couple of days, so Sharon was busy cooking and decorating. They...
by Nicole Stroman | Jun 22, 2022 | Aging Adult, Aging Life Care Manager, Aging Parent, Alzheimer's, Behavior Changes, Care Solutions, Dementia, Health, Health Care Decisions, Health Concerns, Personality Changes
Being a care manager for so many years, I’ve seen the various ways that individuals and their families are affected by Alzheimer’s. The difficult part to accept is that every path is different. Symptoms vary, changes vary, the speed varies, each person...
by Nicole Stroman | May 18, 2022 | Aging Adult, Aging Adults, Aging Life Care Manager, Aging with Confidence, Care Solutions, Caring for Aging Parent, Distance Care, Elder Care, Family Care, Financial Advice, Geriatric Care Management, Proactive Aging, Senior Advice, Senior Finances
As part of celebrating the month of May as Aging Life Care Month, we would like help educate our visitors on what it is that Aging Life Care Professionals, also known as Geriatric Care Managers, do to help aging persons and their involved family members to plan for...
by Nicole Stroman | Apr 19, 2022 | Aging Adult, Aging Adults, Aging Life Care Manager, Aging Parent, Care Solutions, Caregiver, Caring for Aging Parent, Distance Care, Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management, Health and Wellness, Health Care Decisions, Relocating, Relocation Services, Stress
Just like his mother, Patty, Timothy was born and raised in Philadelphia. Almost a decade ago he married, relocated to the west coast for work, and started a family of his own. An only child, Timothy called his mother every weekend to share updates, check in, and give...
by Nicole Stroman | Nov 15, 2021 | Advance Directives, Advance Planning, Aging Life Care Manager, Aging with Confidence, Care Solutions, Health Care Decisions, Proactive Aging
“My daughter has asked me several times if we can get my advance directives and living will done, and I’m not sure why, but I keep putting it off,” Nora, age 82, said to me during one of my weekly visits. “I have a lawyer who could draw up the...
by Nicole Stroman | Jan 15, 2021 | Aging Life Care Manager, Geriatric Care Management, Self Improvement
My client Edith, an 82-year old woman who lived by herself, told me during our last visit that it was a tradition for her to make resolutions for each New Year. “I sure hope 2021 is going to be better,” she said. “Time to make a fresh start!”...
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