Caregiver Burnout Quiz from Comfort Keepers Elderly Care in Troy, MO

Check this quiz out if your caring for an elderly loved one:

Quiz: Are You Heading for Caregiver Burnout?

Avoiding Sibling Rivalry When Caring for Elderly Parents in Troy, MO

Whether or not you get along with your siblings, the illness of a parent can strain this relationship. Here is one womans story and some tips for avoiding these kinds of problems

When the Other Sibling Cares for an Aging Parent

Long Distance Caregiving from Comfort Keepers Senior Care in Troy, MO

Living a thousand miles away from my elderly parents I can identify with the woman telling the story about her aging loved ones in this article. It's not always feasible or desirable to move your senior loved one closer to you or for you to move closer to them. Keeping in touch by telephone and trying to solve the problems long distance can be very stressful and traveling back and forth can get very expensive. If you are caring for a loved one from a distance an agency such as Comfort Keepers can help. An agency such as ours can be your eyes and ears. We can help with most of the things you aren't able to do from a distance. Making sure your loved ones are eating, taking their meds and getting to doctor appointments. We will also be able to let you know if there are other problems that need to be addressed.

The Financial side of Caring for your Elderly Parents in Troy, MO

Here's a video from Bloomberg On Demand about your money and caring for your aging parents:

Let Me Introduce Myself

In 1955, I was born right at the heart of the baby boom. My name is Debra Smith and I am writing this blog to help myself and others who are faced or will soon be faced with caring for our elderly parents. Although we may want to be there for our parents when they need us, time and/or distance may make it difficult to do so.

I work for a company that does in-home care for the elderly, Comfort Keepers Senior and Elderly Care in Troy, MO, and have six and a half years of experience in caring for other peoples' parents. This hasn't made it any easier to think about the potential of having to take care of my own parents.

I live a thousand miles from my parents, have a full time job and still have my youngest in college. If something were to suddenly happen to one of my parents it would be difficult to just drop everything and fly back home for any length of time. I know that the first thing I would consider, in the event they needed more help, would be in-home care such as my company provides here in Missouri. The goal should be to keep our parents safe in their own homes among familiar surroundings for as long as possible, in-home care can help us accomplish this goal.

So whether you live close or far, have kids still at home or are empty-nesters, work full time, part time or not at all please take a minute to follow this blog. I am going to be discussing issues concerning our parents and adding links to articles and resources that can help.Please take a minute also, to visit our website

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