The Financial Impact to Businesses due to the Working Caregiver

January 12, 2010

By: Stephanie Erickson, MSW, PSW, LCSW
You get a message from your employee stating that he cannot make it into the office.  His mother is in the hospital after falling in her home.
You notice that your employee seems to be spending excessive phone time speaking to her mother.  It seems her mother calls her daily needing [...]

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“I don’t need any help!” – Introducing Home Care to Resistant Parents

January 11, 2010

by: Stephanie Erickson, MSW, PSW, LCSW 
Every time you visit your parents, you notice that they are having more and more difficulty keeping the house clean.  They seem to be losing weight, and when you look in the refrigerator, you can see why. Clearly their nutritional needs are not being met.  You suggest they bring in [...]

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What’s the Answer? Deflation or Inflation?

November 30, 2009

Guest writer: Mark Pretorian at Manulife Securities Inc.
What should Canadians worry about most?  According to current monetary policies, deflation is the nearest and greatest monster intimidating the economy. Interest rates remaining at historical lows, regardless of the recent market rallies, indicate the Central Banks believe our economy is still sick. However, all the government prescribed medicine [...]

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Parenting my parents: Where do I start?

November 23, 2009

Parenting my parents: Where do I start?
 written by: Stephanie Erickson, MSW, LCSW
When we were young children, we looked to our parents to tell us right from wrong, to make decisions for us and to protect us.  As we became a young adult, our relationship to our parents became different.  We still turned to our parents, [...]

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Aging Parents – Reversing the Roles

October 12, 2009

Guest Writer: Karin Mizgala  MBA, CFP
I’m not sure when it happened, but sometime a few years ago I realized that tables were turning in my relationship with my parents.  Although still extremely healthy and vibrant 70 years olds, my parents were starting to ask me for advice and I could feel a subtle shift in the [...]

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When your parent or loved one won’t accept help

October 6, 2009

Written by, Stephanie Erickson
www.ericksonresource.com
So often in working with families, adult children ask me for suggestions on how to get their parents to acknowledge their deficits and accept help.  The children believe their parent is no longer able to live autonomously, but is refusing to consider a supportive environment.  At times, the adult children add that [...]

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Can what you eat affect your medication?

October 5, 2009

Written by Valerie Houghton, RD LD
In the United States, the senior age group accounts for approximately 25% of all prescription drugs being dispensed and according to RX. Magazine, there are more than 140,000 hospital admissions each year in America due to adverse drug reactions.  Taking medication to help control diabetes, high blood pressure and arthritis [...]

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Weekly highlights – September 21, 2009

September 21, 2009

Every week, I review the most recent articles and blogs that have been posted on-line.  Here is the information that I found to be the most useful for my clients, readers, and other professionals working with seniors.  Enjoy! – Stephanie Erickson
The article, “Aging Parents: Reversing the Roles”, written by Karin Mizgala, a financial planner who also [...]

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Guest Writer Article: Top 5 Financial Risks Facing Seniors Today

September 15, 2009

Guest Writer Article – Mark Pretorian at Manulife Securities Inc.
The objective of this article is to help seniors make educated investment decisions. In the past, retirees could comfortably live on income generated by savings accounts. Today however, with historical low interest rates, thousands of older Canadians seek higher returns from investment products to make ends [...]

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Guest Writer Article: Gluten-Free in Residential Care Facilities

September 1, 2009

Guest Writer Article – Ronni Alicea, RD MBA
For most people it is a bittersweet decision to consider a residential living facility and for others it is a necessity. While the social life, meal service, housekeeping and nursing assistance are key benefits of choosing this lifestyle, for people with celiac disease it can be a stressful [...]

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