It’s been several years now that I have worked in a Nursing Home. You witness many things within those walls. Some would say the atmosphere is too depressing, and maybe I would agree at times.... Read more >>

I moved my father into his new dorm this week. He recently turned eighty, and is on a new adventure. It’s not exactly college. More like a new nursing home. But it felt as if I was bringing... Read more >>

My Mother’s Courage   Her mind remained sharp, but her body betrayed her. I tried to talk her out of the move, but my ninety year old mother insisted she was ready to move from assisted... Read more >>

I recently had a dream that my father and I were riding a tandem bicycle in the country. We left a family gathering for a short ride because my father loved towns without street signs where you could... Read more >>

It was a Saturday afternoon at 1:00 and we were just deciding what to do since we had such a busy week. We love day trips and the weather was cooperating, and, we decided to go to North Carolina for... Read more >>

About 3 p.m. one Tuesday, we received a phone call informing us that my Aunt Polly, my late mom’s beloved baby sister, was in a hospital and not expected to live through the night. We... Read more >>

My sister took the call from the Veteran’s Home. Our father wasn’t cooperating in taking his medications; he was outright refusing them at times. Shocking.   Our dad has always been... Read more >>

Other than self-insuring or relying on Medicaid welfare, let’s look other ways to pay for your long-term care: 1. Long-term care insurance. The least amount out-of-pocket for the largest return, but… Read more >>

My name is Patty Ann and I am one of God’s miracles. At least I feel that way. I have had Severe COPD for six or more years now and smoked like a maniac. Hey, I was told once... Read more >>

In the winter of 2006, I decided that I had had enough of being over 200 pounds. In the nursing home where I live at the beginning of each month, we are taken to the scales and summarily weighed. It... Read more >>