Aug
31
2015
Posted by: cburden in Assisted Living, Elder Care, Financial Planning for seniors, General News, Published Newspaper Columns
Please raise your hand if you are confused and overwhelmed with Medicare, their insurance plans, how they work and what your rights are. Now, raise your hand if you want to know who is going to take the time to explain it all to you. Continue Reading
Tagged: Discharge decisions, hospital discharge, Livanta, Medicare, Medicare rights |
May
21
2015
Posted by: cburden in Care for Seniors, Elder Care, Published Newspaper Columns
Polypharmacy is a term used when someone is taking four or more prescription drugs. Did you know over 40 percent of seniors who still live at home are subjects of Polypharmacy? My clients range from ages 55 through 100. I very rarely meet someone who Continue Reading
Tagged: adult opioid use, medications, pharmaceuticals, polypharmacy, senior drug facts, senior drug use |
Mar
25
2015
Posted by: cburden in Care for Seniors, Estate Planning for seniors, Financial Planning for seniors
Recently, I was given a book by a friend who wrote in it “this book made me think of you and the valuable work you do.” I got started on it almost immediately to see what lay in the pages that made him feel this Continue Reading
Tagged: Clare Colamaria, doctor patient relationships, elder Care, elder health, healthcare system, Saratoga Springs senior living, senior care consultant |
Mar
25
2015
Posted by: cburden in Care for Seniors, Elder Care, Published Newspaper Columns, Senior Living
The cold winter months are tough to handle, like battling with the thermostats, shoveling, relying on others for necessities. For many of folks these long, cold, dark days are a real battle for depression and other disorders which tend to keep us isolated and indoors. Continue Reading
Tagged: Caryn Kennedy, elder abuse, elder Care, elder finance, preventing elder abuse, saratoga springs |
Mar
12
2015
Posted by: cburden in Alzheimer's Care, Dementia Care
The brain is a mighty complex organ that can play many tricks on us, especially as we age and undergo a vast assortment of changes throughout our lives. I’m not sure if most 53-year-olds think so much about these things as I do. Perhaps it Continue Reading
Tagged: brain health, Senior Care, senior health, taking care of your brain |
Dec
10
2014
Posted by: cburden in General News
So often when we daydream of a happy time, all the daily clutter and distractions are taken out of the equation and in your mind you have this vision of “a moment.” We tend to not think about what it takes to get us to Continue Reading
Tagged: elder Care, elder planning, elder transitions, Saratoga Springs elder, Upstate New York elder planning |
Dec
3
2014
Posted by: cburden in Care for Seniors, Estate Planning for seniors, General News
When I meet with families, it is typically the children of the senior loved ones who are requesting to consult with me. Why? There are several reasons the children contact me and not the seniors themselves. One reason may be that their parent or parents Continue Reading
Tagged: aging parents, eldercare |
Aug
18
2014
Posted by: cburden in Assisted Living, Published Newspaper Columns, Senior Living
How does someone try and convince a parent or loved one that moving into a safer environment is the right choice? How do we make them see that by letting go of the present situation it is actually allowing them to keep their independence for Continue Reading
Tagged: aging in place, aging parents, Albany NY senior care, elder Care, elder living, elder planning, in home assistance for elders, Saratoga Springs NY, senior care Saratoga Springs |
Jul
28
2014
Posted by: cburden in Care for Seniors, Published Newspaper Columns, Senior Living
I was visiting friends in Rhode Island a couple weeks ago who were participating in a free diving, spearfishing tournament off of Gooseberry Beach. It was a beautiful Sunday morning: sun bright, water calm. I watched them gear up in their wet suits and prepare Continue Reading
Tagged: elderly living, quality of life |
Jun
3
2014
Posted by: cburden in Success Stories
A recent client testimonial—this is why I do what I do! “Clare came to the rescue at a time when our family was overwhelmed with the simultaneous release of both my in-laws from hospital stays that required them to have 24 hour care while we Continue Reading
Tagged: elder care consultant, elder care facility, elder law attorney, finding senior care, long term senior care, Saratoga NY, testimonial, Veterans benefits |