Lexington Herald's "Blue Grass Mom" Reports on Her Positive Experience Working with SeniorBridge to Navigate Her Father's Care

Lexington Herald - March 15, 2011 - Just over a year ago my father fell and broke his back resulting in two fusion surgeries and months of rehab. During this time my mother had to slog through forty-seven years of life's goods, sell their house and relocate to a condominium all on one floor...Along this difficult journey my siblings and I had to get educated fast on the ins and outs of eldercare. Here are a few thoughts on "parenting" the elderly gleaned from our journey so far....

If your parents are out of state and will not move near you, and they are failing, consider hiring a care coordinator to oversee their doctor's visits, transportation, prescriptions (including making sure they are taken properly), etc. There are many companies that provide services like this. We are currently using Senior Bridge. They have provided assistance in: scheduling a temporary twenty-four aide (live-in); weekly prescription checks; transportation and attendance at important doctor's visits and testing; once weekly in-home general well-being checks (including blood pressure and diabetic testing); twenty-four hour nurse-on-call for any middle of the night medical emergencies (when my parents have fallen); assistance in setting up lifeline services; social work services (insurance claims, completing necessary forms timely, etc); and home-safety evaluations.

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