Moxley: assisted living best option for father
By David Wells For many families with parents who can no longer live on their own, the conventional wisdom is that living with family or friends is preferable to assisted living. That wasn’t the case...
View ArticleFeb. feature: assisted living is not for every family
Sociologists may label her a “baby boomer,” but Regina Dean prefers to call herself a member of the “sandwich generation.” With children still living at home, Regina faced the challenge of taking on...
View ArticleHow assisted living saved a Knoxville family
Sam Brown wished it all would end. Kenneth Brown was diagnosed with dementia six years ago, the first of an onslaught of health problems. It had been years since his wife had passed away, and as...
View ArticleSafeguarding seniors’ money from fraud
In my work at Elder Advocates, I have the wonderful opportunity to help families meet the needs of their parents, siblings, and spouses. However, I regularly meet people traumatized by their experience...
View ArticleSearch for facility a trial for Knoxville family
By David Wells It is common wisdom in health care that the earlier you can begin treatment and change the course of a disease, the greater chances there are of making a full recovery. That same wisdom...
View ArticleElderly caregiver devotes life to husband with Alzheimer’s
By David Wells Valerie Hicks met her husband in one of those chance encounters that seemed like destiny, as if it were guided by fate or some higher power, and over the next six decades, their...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s patient’s attitude spares family anxiety
Elmar Hicks was a retired used car salesman, a man who ran a business with his wife Valerie for over 33 years and still going strong until August of last year, when he learned of Alzheimer’s while in...
View Article30-year elder care veteran Smith joins Elder Advocates
There is a common belief that permeates today’s youth culture, a belief that rejects not only the notions of “calling” and “destiny,” but also the notion of truth itself. Yet if you talk to people like...
View ArticleMedicare Information Seminar
At Elder Advocates and the Center for Memory Management, we are constantly receiving questions regarding Medicare. Questions such as, How do I sign up?, What should I sign up for?, What plan would be...
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