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Jill Eelkema has worked with older adults and their families for over 15 years. Seeing so many people navigating the maze of aging services alone led her to launch Western Care Partners – a business which guides and supports people through the tasks, emotions and family dynamics that come with getting older or setting up what care we want for ourselves.
Having my mom evaluated I wanted to try and get her into a nursing home, or some kind of assisted living. We were told by doctors that she’s not to be by herself, or do her own meds by herself. I currently do her pills weekly and my daughter who she lives with, distributes them daily. My daughter is going to be moving out of the area and Mom doesn’t do well with steps. So she won’t be able to live with me. We want her to be safe and she falls a lot.
Adult children often experience major relationship role-changes as their parents get older. These role changes are at times uncomfortable, unfamiliar and can leave us feeling isolated and unsettled. As we come into the holidays, many of us will spend more time with family and feel the tensions that naturally come when the “closeness factor” changes.
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