LivHOME Care Managers share their client experiences.
Helping When One Spouse Can't Keep Up Tara Eisner, PhD, MFT, CMC Getting older can be tough on a relationship, particularly when one person's condition deteriorates faster than the other's.
Tara helped one couple through such a situation by being creative and paying attention to the big picture.
When they started working with Tara, the husband was living at home but was inactive and depressed, sometimes staying in bed all day long. His wife, who remained quite active and had a real zest for life, didn't know how to handle the situation.
Tara worked with the two of them to find an appropriate balance that enhanced both the husband and wife's quality of life.
Randi Israel, MSW, LCSW, CMC Often times, a Care Manager's work involves an entire family -- not just the senior him- or herself. Randi Israel, a LivHOME Care Manager in Skokie, Illinois, demonstrated this with her care for a woman with Alzheimer's Disease.
The diagnosis hit the woman's husband of 50 years hard. But Randi worked with the woman, her husband, and their son -- who was living in Europe -- to deal with the situation with compassion and respect.
Susan Peterson, BSN Finding the right caregiving balance can be the most important job a Care Manager does for a senior and his or her family.
Susan Peterson, a LivHOME Care Manager in Metro D.C., demonstrated this as she helped two daughters care for their nearly 90-year-old father – taking the pressure off of them to be full-time caregivers as well as daughters.
The father, who suffers from moderate dementia, clearly needed help in order to remain at home safely and with dignity.
Helping When One Spouse Can't Keep Up
