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ELET Serves Our Community
Friday, February 8th, 2019 | ELET News
The three pillars of our mission at ELET are honesty, respect, and compassion. Those aren’t just words. Several years ago our team identified those as our core values, and they are at the heart of everything we do. Lately we have been especially focused on the third pillar: compassion. We practice compassion daily with our […]
Read More »Advocacy Tips: Moving a Loved One into a Long-term Care Facility
Friday, February 1st, 2019 | Caregiving, Legal Insights, Long Term Care Facilities
Helping your parent, grandparent, spouse, or other loved one move into long-term care at an assisted living or nursing home can be stressful. Not only are emotions heightened due to the unwanted change, but you may receive confusing and even conflicting information from different sources. You may feel like you are drowning in a river […]
Read More »How Much Does Long-term Care Cost?
Friday, January 25th, 2019 | Finances, Life Care Planning, Long Term Care Facilities
Given a choice, most of us would prefer to die peacefully in our sleep at a ripe old age after an active day of cooking dinner for our family, going out with friends, or puttering around in the garden. We prefer to imagine ourselves healthy and independent till the last. The thought of death is […]
Read More »Paying In-home Caregivers: What You Need to Know About the Fair Labor Standards Act
Friday, January 18th, 2019 | Caregiving, Finances, Legal Insights
Your mom, dad, or spouse are living at home, but their health is starting to decline. They need some help with daily activities like cooking, dressing, or bathing or to prevent them from wandering. You want to keep them in the comfort of their own home as long as possible, so you start looking for […]
Read More »Cure vs. Care
Friday, December 14th, 2018 | Caregiving
American culture is very cure-centric. When someone we know is diagnosed with a serious condition like cancer, we promote a message of hope for a cure: “I’m sure you can beat this!” “You’re so strong and positive, you’ll be okay!” “New cures are discovered every day!” In many circumstances this is a fantastic approach, motivating […]
Read More »Plan Ahead to Ensure Your Wishes are Carried Out
Friday, December 7th, 2018 | Estate Planning, Legal Insights
The importance of proactively making end-of-life preparations cannot be emphasized enough. Proper planning in the form of wills, powers of attorney, advance directives, and in some circumstances trusts can save the whole family money and stress when those documents are needed. Without them, medical and financial situations may turn into crisis or may not be […]
Read More »Has Your Family Planned for Pets of Aging Elders?
Friday, November 30th, 2018 | Caregiving
We know that the title of this blog may inspire more than a few eye-rolls. “Pets? Really? Mom has dementia and dad can’t take care of her any more, and you want to talk about cats and dogs?” We absolutely get it. Your aging (human) loved one is almost certainly your top priority, and we’re […]
Read More »Conversations with a Loved One with Dementia
Monday, November 19th, 2018 | Caregiving
This week is National Better Conversations Week. It’s celebrated every year on Thanksgiving week, as friends and family come together around their tables and enjoy each other’s company. It’s a time expected to be warm and uplifting. But when someone at the table is affected by cognitive decline brought on by dementia, that warmth may […]
Read More »Placing a Parent in Long-term Care
Friday, November 16th, 2018 | Finances, Long Term Care Facilities
When the time comes for a parent to transition into residential long-term care, things can get complicated very quickly. If a parent has not planned for their own aging process, finding the right facility that accepts their healthcare coverage and is appropriate for their unique needs can be daunting. If a parent has limited income […]
Read More »What is Long-term Care?
Friday, November 9th, 2018 | Caregiving, Legal Insights, Life Care Planning
Long-term care is a term that describes a wide range of care needs and ways of providing that care. It includes services that meet medical and non-medical requirements for people who cannot fully care for themselves for long durations of time. Long-term care is typically very individualized and may be provided formally by a professional, […]
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