October 31, 2013Published by Admin Categories 2013 Firm Blog Jackie's Columns OctoberGetting a leg up on long-term careThe single best predictor of the need to go into a nursing home is how strong your legs are. —Dr. Walter M. Bortz, geriatrician; professor of […]
May 16, 2013Published by Admin Categories 2013 Firm Blog Jackie's Columns May 2013Caregiving tip guide is one for the booksRandom acts of kindness are okay, but living and behaving kindly every single day really makes sense.—Loretta LaRoche in Squeeze the Day: 365 ways to bring […]
March 28, 2013Published by Admin Categories 2013 Firm Blog Jackie's Columns March 2013Intriguing brain device similar to heart pacemakerKeeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but [very] important. ― Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants […]
March 8, 2013Published by Admin Categories Firm Blog Jackie's Columns March 2013How seniors will save the worldResearch into human longevity has been misled in large part by its heavy reliance on a core of unstated but deeply held beliefs that color old […]
February 7, 2013Published by Admin Categories 2013 February 2013 Firm Blog Jackie's ColumnsFinding happiness in a new situationI merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues—Duke Ellington Today’s guest columnist is a former client. A few years back, due […]
January 10, 2013Published by Admin Categories 2013 Firm Blog Jackie's Columns January 2013Providing care brings out best and worst in siblingsAll responses to the parent’s aging must be taken into account – those of the parent, the adult child and the siblings. If the feelings of […]