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Elderly man signs consent, but then complains
He Said Yes, But Really Meant No When a patient feels they are under pressure to do something, even a signed consent form can mean trouble for everyone involved. The story is told of an 83-year-old man in a nursing home who was asked to move to a different room to...
Her mental health was helped by an unexpected approach
My uncle was a psychologist, and during my young impressionable years, his profession seemed mysterious and intriguing. His practice was in San Diego, or should I say La Jolla, a trendy upscale village looking out across the Pacific Ocean. I thought that once a...
Cautions about a home care placement agency
Is your loved one about to be discharged from rehab? Are you thinking of hiring a low-cost caregiver? Beware. Cheaper does not always mean better. Search the internet and you’ll find a plethora of caregivers, some of which charge lesser fees … they seem too good to be...
The call that rescued Roger
From our guest columnist Caleb Johnson, of FirstLight Home Care of Deerfield/Lake Forest: I got an urgent call recently from Maria, one of our caregivers. Maria had arrived at the home of one of our clients – we’ll call him Roger. At age 86, Roger, who suffered from...