by Laurie Miraglia | Nov 15, 2021
Joyce had been a caregiver for her mother for more than a year, and she contacted me when she realized she needed help finding in-home care while she was at work.”The pandemic has made things more difficult,” she told me. “My mom has had 2 home care...
by Laurie Miraglia | Sep 15, 2021
At 20 years old, Emily lived at home with her parents while she worked part-time and attended the local community college. Her grandparents, in their late 80’s, lived in the same town and Emily was very close to them. Lately, she’d been overhearing hushed...
by Laurie Miraglia | Aug 31, 2020
These are uncertain times. Daily news is filled with stories about the COVID-19 virus and how it is affecting our world. We are speaking with many families who made the decision to move their aging parents home with them during this time. There are also many who live...
by Laurie Miraglia | May 21, 2020
Tama’s father Joe, age 84, was still fairly independent and was doing well living on his own. He didn’t drive at night anymore and while the COVID-19 pandemic had temporarily halted his weekly card game at the senior center, he kept in touch with family...
by Laurie Miraglia | Apr 16, 2020
Carol, age 86, lived by herself in an apartment and was staying home as much as possible due to the coronavirus shelter-at-home recommendations. As her care manager, I was concerned about her and so was her only son, Henry, who lived out of state and hadn’t been...
by Laurie Miraglia | Feb 15, 2020
Age 82, Helen lived by herself in the home she’d raised her family in and shared with her husband until his death five years earlier. Her grown sons lived a half hour away and helped her as much as possible with the maintenance of the house. Still, it was...
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