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Strategies for Managing Care for Persons with Dementia

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN The Dementia Series: Part 2: Strategies for Managing Care for Persons with Dementia Hi all! This month’s blog focuses on the strategies that my colleague Amy Burckhard (Director of Memory Care, Sterling Care) and I have...
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Sterling Care Home Health Service in Greenwich, Connecticut, Now Rated as the Top Home Health Care Agency for Quality of Care and Patient Satisfaction in January 2022 by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).
Senior living choices

Sterling Care was awarded by CMS a 5-star rating in quality of patient care and a 4-star rating in patient satisfaction, the highest ratings of all home health care agencies in each category in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut. CMS ranks Medicare-certified agencies using a 5-star system, with more stars indicating...
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An Introduction to Dementia
Elderly Dementia Patients

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN The Dementia Series: Part 1 So many of us are dealing with loved ones at various stages of cognitive impairment, and it is so common to hear friends talking about needing resources and help with “figuring...
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ASSISTED LIVING IT IS! Preparing for the Move and Transitioning into Assisted Living Communities
elderly woman in assisted living facility

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN   So, the decision has finally been made after months of agonizing. The task of moving is at hand, and “overwhelmed” doesn’t even begin to mildly describe how everyone is feeling. Below are helpful hints to...
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Demystifying the Concept of “Assisted Living” For Our Aging Parents
patient with assisted living nurse

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN A woman recently reached out to me for help with her mom. The mother had been living independently in an over 55 community in Florida, and served as the primary caregiver to her ailing spouse until...
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Tips to Prepare for a Doctor’s Visit (Virtual or In-Person)
elder patient welcomed at doctors office

As we emerge from this unprecedented time and try to regain some of life as we once knew, the time has come to focus on those things we have neglected during this past year. I’m guessing you’ve avoided any in-person appointments for yourself and your parents. But it truly is...
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Post-Vaccination CDC Guidelines and A Family Centric Reflection of a Year in the Life of COVID-19
mother holding daughter with mask post Covid-19

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN   I hope you are all beginning to see some light at the end of a long dark COVID and winter tunnel! The sun is rising earlier, the snow has melted, and spring is around the...
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How to Prepare for At-Home Care for A Loved One
elderly woman smiling at her in home caregiver

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN Director of Senior Placement Services, Sterling Care Senior Living Choices LLC   During these recent months, I have received numerous calls from individuals who are at a loss about how to proceed with getting care for...
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Getting Through the Holidays During the COVID Pandemic

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN Director of Senior Placement Services, Sterling Care Senior Living Choices LLC   If you feel as I do, then you might be having pangs of angst and definite moments of pandemic fatigue, just trying to get...
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Planning Care for Aging Parents
Happy woman and her elderly Mum

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN Director of Senior Placement Services, Sterling Care Senior Living Choices LLC   A majority of the calls I have received over the past ten years are from individuals who are in a crisis and have an...
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Introduction to Care Setting Options for Seniors
Mother and daughter dancing

Reasonable thoughts from a Geriatric Nurse Care Manager & Daughter By: Hildy Sheinbaum, RN Director of Senior Placement Services, Sterling Care Senior Living Choices LLC   If you are a child between the ages of 30- 65, there is a good chance that you will, at some point, be facing...
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Tips On How To Care For An Aging Parent
Caring for Seniors

Often when an older parent needs care, their children feel very overwhelmed and do not know what to do. They are concerned with their parent’s physical safety and their mental well-being. They worry is mom getting in and out of the bathtub safely? Sometimes dad wears the same outfit now...
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