Letter from the editor

Welcome to our new Blog! This blog will cover the many facets that concern care for our elders. We will address their concerns with compassion and dignity.

The information will be targeted to the elderly, the families who love them and their caregivers. This blog will be THE place where you can read about the most up to date health topics and concerns for all, when it comes to elder care.

Topics will cover the latest news about new research and findings plus information about how to take steps to keep yourself and your loved ones in good physical and mental health.  We will discuss how to determine if your loved one needs assistance to stay in their home.

We will suggest and provide options for care and refer you to providers and there will be information about how to help your loved one transition into facility based care if that becomes necessary.

Some of the other topics we will cover are:

• What to do as people live longer and find themselves running out of funds
• How and when to have the conversation about driving concerns, and possibly giving up one’s driver’s license
• Dealing with issues of the elderly such as how to deal with losing a sense of independence
• Some solutions to loneliness and isolation
• Transitioning to a nursing home or assisted care facility
• Losing a spouse or partner
• Recognizing the “Blues” or is it depression?
• Causes of falling and some easy tips to prevent falls from occurring
• How elders feel about not being able to attend to their own daily needs and having strangers taking care of them
• Access to health care in a rural community

Join and suggest topics that may be of interest to you and I will do my best to write about as many as I can. Welcome to our blogosphere!