A resource for anyone caring for an elderly loved one.
The Stressed Out Caregiver is dedicated to creating a community-driven resource to answer all of your elder care questions. If you don’t see the answer to your question; we encourage you to reach out. Odds are, someone else is going through or has experienced something similar. Caring for a loved one shouldn’t be stressful. We’re here to help you with the answers you need right now, before you talk to an attorney. My name is Casey Price, and I am Elder Law Attorney at the Law Offices of Price and Price in Haddonfield, New Jersey. We are the Law Firm that focuses on people dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. This resource exists to make your job - the job of caring for an elderly loved one - a lot less stressful.Latest Uploads
The Difference Frequent Random Visits to Your Elderly Loved One’s Assisted Living Community or Nursing Home Can Make in the Quality of Care
Most people think you need a lot of money to get good care in an assisted living community or nursing home. I don’t think that’s true. Instead, I believe that advocacy is what leads to the best care. I believe that someone with no money on Medicaid can get better […]
072 – Visiting Your Elderly Loved One – The First Step to Advocacy
Visiting your loved one – frequently and randomly – will help them get the best possible care in an assisted living community or nursing home. Putting eyes on them – and letting the community know you are there doing it – is the most effective thing you can do to […]
071 – Use Every Available Elder Care Tool
Caring for an elderly loved one is hard. Some people make it harder by limiting their caregiving options due to preconceived ideas about various elder care tools. Today’s episode is a plea for you to keep an open mind about every possible solution available to meet whatever needs your loved […]
070 – Stand Alone Dementia Care vs. Dementia Care as Part of a Bigger Assisted Living Community
This episode discusses the differences between a stand along dementia care assisted living community and a dementia care unit as part of a bigger assisted living community. Which one is better? There’s no right or wrong answer to that question – it’s depends on your loved one’s situation. Listen to […]
069 – What’s the First Thing I Should Do to Help My Senior Parent?
I am often asked, “what’s the first think I should do to help my senior parent.” To me the answer is clear – make sure their decision making documents are in place. Listen to today’s episode to learn what those documents are, what they do and what happens if your […]
068 – Assisted Living Service Plans – The Blueprint to Your Loved One’s Care
Assisted living service plans serve as the blueprint to your loved one’s care. Assisted living service plans (otherwise known as care plans) are written by the assisted living community during a service planning or care planning meeting that involves the entire team at the assisted living community together with you […]