What to Look for When Visiting Elderly Loved Ones This Holiday Season
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What to Look for When Visiting Elderly Loved Ones This Holiday Season

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What to Look for When Visiting Elderly Loved Ones This Holiday Season

The holidays are a busy time of year. We are rushing to complete our shopping lists, decorate, and put the casserole in the oven before our guests arrive. Over the next month, many of us will travel to visit our senior family members, with whom we have kept in contact via phone or email throughout the year. Here is what to look for when visiting elderly loved ones this holiday season. Upon entering our loved ones’ homes, we might observe: Bills and paperwork are in disarray on the dining room table. Unopened and expired foods in the refrigerator. Expired medication [...]

Jerold Rothkoff2024-03-08T10:55:33-05:00November 9, 2023|

Physical Therapy for Seniors: How It Can Help
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Physical Therapy for Seniors: How It Can Help

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Physical Therapy for Seniors: How It Can Help

Physical therapy for seniors: what is it and how can it help? Suppose you have ever had an injury, pain, recurrent falls, or changes to your walking or otherwise daily mobility. In that case, you’ve likely heard of physical therapy or have been a patient yourself. Physical therapy for seniors is a form of healthcare that combines prescribed exercise, therapeutic activities, functional mobility, patient education, and rehabilitation to help heal and restore everyday function. Physical therapists are movement experts in rehabilitative and preventative care, working to improve one’s quality of life. As of 2016, a Doctorate of Physical Therapy is [...]

Kaitlin Dirkx2024-03-08T10:55:15-05:00October 11, 2023|

Recognizing and Avoiding Caregiver Burnout
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Recognizing and Avoiding Caregiver Burnout

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Recognizing and Avoiding Caregiver Burnout

In addition to advocating for the needs of our clients, the Rothkoff Care Coordination team often addresses the need of the caregiver with whom we communicate, including the impact of caregiver burnout. A caregiver is typically a spouse or adult child who is assisting with tasks ranging from meal preparation and medication management to physically assisting their loved one with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, and grooming. Sometimes caregiving simply involves concern over the aging loved one’s wellbeing and checking to make sure this loved one is okay. Caregivers provide this support out of love, respect, and a [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:19:04-05:00September 2, 2021|

Is it Okay for Seniors to Have Elective Surgeries?
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Is it Okay for Seniors to Have Elective Surgeries?

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Is it Okay for Seniors to Have Elective Surgeries?

Let's weigh the risks to seniors from elective surgeries during the pandemic. My 71-year old father lives in Maryland alone. I live in New Jersey and am his closest relative. (My brothers hightailed it to California years ago.) This past fall he had back surgery in Maryland. It was difficult to support him through the procedure and recovery from a distance, especially with two young children and a job. When he began discussing a long-overdue knee replacement, we decided he would have it done in New Jersey. The surgery was scheduled for March of this year. We were ready for [...]

Rothkoff Law Group2024-03-08T12:38:41-05:00July 14, 2020|