What you know is that water is the basic component of life. What you may not know is that it is also one of the basic “tools” for your care kit. Here are some benefits to drinking more water during these times of giving care: 1. It helps relieve stress. This is a common word [...]
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18Apr13
Respite Care Basics
The following information comes directly from HelpGuide.org. It is difficult caring for an elderly, chronically ill, or disabled family member in addition to living daily life. It is a demanding job and very few, if anyone, are equipped or trained to do it alone. Respite care provides short-term breaks that can relieve stress, restore energy, [...]
25Feb13
Alzheimer’s and the Caregiver
Your loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What happens now? Do I give up my life? Do they? This wasn’t part of our plans. This is not fair. This is so overwhelming. I need help! You prepare. No, neither your social life nor theirs ends with the diagnoses; but you both will need to [...]
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12Feb13
Giving Care to the Caregiver
There are many issues in caring for someone whether it is your child, parent, spouse or friend. I will be writing a series of brief articles to help you or direct you to resources that can help in your role as caregiver. This article concentrates on you, the caregiver. It has been said that the [...]
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10Jul12
Trust Through Accountability
I’ve changed my tagline from Trust and Service to Trust Through Accountability. The thought process behind this is I am seeing everyone running around with Trust as part of their titles or assumed as part of the profession. You trust me because, well, because I have the title or I am a nice person. I [...]
13Jun11
Special Needs Trust
A special needs trust is set up for one of two reasons: 1. Court ordered on behalf of a person so someone independent can manage funds either up to a certain age or permanently. 2. Guardians, i.e. parents of a special needs person, sets it up so the special needs person can receive public benefits [...]
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There are various types of living trusts, including revocable and irrevocable. Revocable The Trustor is alive but has resigned as Trustee for a variety of reasons. A fiduciary is asked to be Successor Trustee. This Trust is revocable and the Trustor is still alive and has capacity, the ability to make decisions. Though the Trustor [...]
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Sue’s comments: I’ve known Michael for several years now and have always found him to be an ethical person to work with and a fun person to be around. I got Michael on the telephone and asked him to tell me a little bit about working with his clients. What you find below is what [...]
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