How to Talk to Parents About the Future
Why is it so hard to talk to our elderly parents about getting older, needing help, or planning for being dependent? Sometimes the parents just can’t face it. Sometimes they are in denial about their own aging and are afraid of the future. Who can blame them? No one wants to picture themselves needing help with walking, bathing, toileting or eating. But it happens, and so must the conversation. If crisis hits, and no one has addressed the subject...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Geriatric Fiblets: The Ethics of White Lies
The term “geriatric fiblet” was coined at the 2000 World Alzheimer’s Congress as “necessary white lies to redirect loved ones or discourage them from detrimental behavior.” I have found the concept useful in analyzing my own actions as a professional senior move manager working with older adults. The senior move management industry is guided by a code of ethics that defines the values and principles of behavior for the profession. Developed in 2002 by the National Association of Senior...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
The Importance of Partnering with Physicians in End of Life Care
The Physician’s Role The decision to enroll in hospice services can be difficult for patients and families, and may reflect a reluctance to accept a terminal diagnosis. The physician pays a central role in helping patients and families make the switch from life-prolonging treatment, when it is no longer appropriate, to an approach focused on end-of-life care goals. Patients need assurance that no matter what treatment option is chosen, the goal of comfort will always be paramount. The topic...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
The Legacy Project: What is It & How It Can Help
What is the Legacy Project? A legacy is a gift from one generation to the next. Although a legacy can be considered anything from a monetary gift to a special talent or even a keepsake handed down from one generation to the next, in this instance we would like to discuss a more complex and distinctive legacy—the legacy of a person’s history, thoughts, hopes, dreams and wishes and what those will mean to a future generation. When a person...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
The 5 Steps to Creating Your Legacy Project
The Legacy Project’s five parts marry your own personal history, your family’s heritage and lets your family know your beliefs and wants for end-of-life care. Many have found that The Legacy Project works to identify what is most important to them—and helps them create a personal sense of symbolic immortality. 1. Ethical Will. Creating an ethical will means writing down a personal written or dictated record of your family stories, philosophic thoughts, legacy, and goals. Ethical wills are a...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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