If you have a loved one in a nursing home or extended care facility, you can expect to be called upon to be part of a Care Conference. A Care Conference is a meeting between the family and key stakeholders involved in the loved one’s care where an update on his or her condition is […]
When my father-in-law began showing the first signs of dementia and was no longer able to live independently, the most important thing we did was talk to others—family, social workers, co-workers, and friends at church. The consensus was that we needed a homecare worker, a skilled person who would be with Dad when we couldn’t. […]