by Nicole Stroman | Jul 25, 2023 | Aging Adult, Aging Life Care Manager, Aging with Confidence, Health & Wellness, Health Care Decisions, Health Concerns, Isolation, Loneliness, Quality of Life, Social Seniors, Staying Active, Staying Social
Susan, a vivacious woman in her late sixties, had been knitting for as long as she could remember. Her grandmother taught her when she was a little girl, and it was a relaxing activity that she enjoyed throughout her career and into her time as a grandmother herself....
by Nicole Stroman | Feb 16, 2023 | Aging Parent, Health and Wellness, Health Care Decisions, Health Concerns, Heart Disease, Heart Health, National Heart Health Month, Stroke
Roger had a stroke a couple months ago. He successfully completed a rigorous and difficult rehabilitation cycle. He was very fortunate in that it was a mild stroke but he did have some residual mobility challenges including that he has trouble standing for too long...
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 | 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 | Sep 15, 2021 | Care Solutions, Family Care, Family Conflict, Health and Wellness, Health Care Decisions
My client Allen was 80 years old with advanced heart disease when he was diagnosed with stage 2 prostate cancer. The urologist met with Allen, his two daughters, and I and explained the options. Allen could have surgery as a first step but it often needed to be...
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