LivHOME Care Managers share their client experiences.
Getting older can be extremely tough on a relationship, particularly when one person's condition deteriorates faster than the other's.
Tara Eisner, PhD, MFT, CMC a LivHOME Care Manager in Los Angeles, 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.
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.
Getting older can be extremely tough on a relationship, particularly when one person's condition deteriorates faster than the other's. 
