Caregiving. Being a caregiver. What does that mean exactly? For each of us, it could mean something different. Many people do not recognize the role they are in until they are short of breath. In so many situations caregiving can be called to the table: when a child is born…
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Heading home for the holidays: Things to consider when you have an aging parent
Has it been a while since you went home to see your folks? A funny thing happens when we age. Ask any elder and they will tell you that as we age time seems to go faster and faster. As a professional, in a field of aging, we have noticed…
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5 tips when selling a seniors’ home
Selling real estate is a very stressful and emotional time. When helping an elderly person sell their home, this generation has traditionally lived at the same address for a long time, has accumulated years of memories in ‘stuff’, knows the ins and out of this piece of property that they…
Abandoned Seniors: Engaging in relationships is everyone’s business
“I feel so bad cause seniors are abandoned”; “Isn’t it awful when the kids are not there to help their parents?” Hearing those words makes me want to go around the bend, and the other day I received an enlightened moment that helped me understand why. Someone said these exact words…
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“How do I talk to my father about his incontinence?”
“Yeah so my Dad, he is getting older and I see it but no one wants to discuss that he is having ‘accidents’. [Eye contact being avoided and embarrassed while we spoke] How do I bring this up with him? Is so embarrassing.”–I was asked this by an acquaintance when…
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Ingenerational Homes
A real estate friend reached out as she is writing an article on intergenerational homes. Seeing I specialize in working with seniors and touch upon their housing needs she asked me these following questions, here are my answers: —Do you find there is a lack of available housing for…
WBCK Morning Show Interview
Karla Fales And Marie-Claude Giguere Discuss Moving As A Senior | 95.3 WBCK Morning Show
Michigan Presentations
DATE AND TIME Tue, May 15, 2018, 11:30 AM – Wed, May 16, 2018, 9:00 AM EDT Navigating through the hard questions to determine if it’s time to move is difficult, whether you’re a senior, caregiver, or professional working with an older client. CareWell Services is offering three events to…
Not all childhood dreams make it to fruition.
The beauty of working with seniors is that I see that there are some eyes that sparkle and some that do not. My goal has always been to be a person that has a twinkle in their eye and to embrace life. So many times I accompany people downsize or…
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Self-Neglect: A thin line
An elderly diabetic smoker lounging on her couch and drinking coffee all day. I clearly remember that client and her situation, even if it was years ago. Yup she lived with her son. Her daughter, living in the neighbourhood, wanted to come in to help manage her insulin as well…