Best practices for setting up computer systems for elderly parents?
I need to set my mom up with some updated computer systems, including a password manager. If you've been doing tech support for elderly family members, what are your go-tos? What's worked well and been...
View ArticleHelping an older person back from the edge
An older member of our community suffered a painful and embarrassing incident last year and has since turned to the bottle. Is there anything we can do to help? I belong to a loose-knit group of...
View ArticleGood buy - by - phone cust serv experiences in '23? which retailers?
I like to multitask while driving. I also have some older friends that get frustrated easily by online processes.. sometimes it would be faster if they could just place an order 90s style. especially...
View ArticleAre there self-adhesive motion sensor hallway lights that actually work?
Family is now on a third brand of motion detecting hallway lights similar to these for an elderly relative’s hallway and stairway. All of them are crap - either eating through batteries or the switch...
View ArticleZurich for the Elderly
I will be meeting up with my elderly parents in Zurich where they will be staying for a week in late September. Looking for suggestions on the best area for them to stay and what to do with elder folks...
View ArticleLocked-down Ubuntu for the elderly?
My elderly relative uses Ubuntu on his desktop, and he keeps breaking it. I would like to lock it down in a way that I can manage remotely. He likes to tweak stuff and install random things from the...
View ArticleYou blew it up! Ah, Danube! Danube you all to hell!
My MIL, whom I love dearly, wants to take a cruise down the Danube. I want to make this the best experience possible for her. Cost is not a consideration, schedule is wide open, and we have no idea...
View ArticleHow to tell narcissistic Dad he has to go to memory care?
My Dad has Alzheimer's disease and lives alone. His doctor has said he has to go to memory care. We have power of attorney, a decent facility, and money to pay. But Dad doesn't think he needs care. He...
View ArticleHelp me keep my mother-in-law occupied with her KDP-published novel
Short version: My mother-in-law wrote a YA/kids novel many years ago. My husband and I scanned it and have laid it out and produced a custom-designed (i.e. non-template) cover for it. We plan to give...
View ArticleHow should I support my elderly Mum, who has Alzheimer's?
How can I support my elderly Mum, who has Alzheimer's? She lives at home with my Dad and my brother (who is nearly 50) who cultivates a toxic, even unsafe, environment that is detrimental to my Mum's...
View ArticleAbusive parent needs care
How do my sister and I come to grips with having to help our Abusive Father who is now having cognitive issues? My father who is in his mid 70's recently had a brain hemorrhage. Up until this happened...
View ArticleHow to reduce pain and swelling in my elderly mother's ankles?
Mom is 83 and back to walking with a walker after being bedridden for 1.5 years due to a now-healed stage 4 pressure wound. She is sore all over for known and unknown reasons and is on major pain meds....
View ArticlePimp my walker
So my mother just brought home one of these bad boys and other than the obvious racing stripes we’re looking at what accessories would be best. Off the top of my head a cup holder and some sort of...
View ArticleSupport group for caregivers of elderly with abusive histories
A friend is looking for a support group for caregivers of elderly with abusive histories. Online preferably, or Boston area. Details below the fold. My friend writesI’m currently the only living...
View ArticleProtecting an elderly person against scammers
Our elderly father lives alone. A fast-talking door-to-door salesman confused him to the point that he signed a contract without knowing what it was. Afterwards he didn’t even remember signing it. How...
View ArticleQuebec adventures! That are slow and peaceful!
Going to Quebec City in May with my elderly parents. What are some nice, easy going activities we can do? My parents and I are driving up to Quebec City for a week in mid-May. (We're coming from NY so...
View ArticleConversations with kids about elder’s hospice
My spouse’s grandmother lives with us, and will be entering hospice care at home soon. She’s 100 years old and has end-stage COPD. We have two young kids, and I need to figure out how to talk to them...
View ArticleBest & easiest way to remotely sign documents for an elderly person
We are working to help support our mom with finances, managing various agreements, investments, bank accounts, real estate management, and so on. We're remote from her, in a different state. Is there...
View ArticleRespite care for elderly relative with dementia on short notice
My elderly relative with demential spends most of her time in her home with her caregivers. We’ll be providing a few weeks of respite care in our home. I’ve been a caretaker for elderly relatives with...
View ArticleSock recommendations for wide calf / swollen feet / poor circulation?
My very elderly great-aunt has age-related circulation issues and also spends most of her time sitting now. Consequently, her feet and calves are swollen most of the time, and she has deep indentations...
View ArticleTools to help me monitor my elderly parent's online activity
My mother is older and has some minor mental impairment from a stroke. She lives alone in a different city from me, and does not drive. For the second time, she has gotten into a 'relationship' with a...
View ArticleProtect this house
My father in law is recently widowed after my mother law fought a 9 month battle with stroke complications. During the battle, an old family "friend" named Meg entered the picture to help out. Meg had...
View ArticleHelp my elderly parents organize their digital lives
My parents are in their late 80s and I'm noticing that more and more of our time together is spent helping them stay on top of basic daily online tasks: keeping track of accounts, logins, passwords,...
View ArticleTravel insurance options for elderly mother travelling to US
My elderly mother (turning 85 in January) is planning to visit my brother in the US next April, for approximately one month. However, a travel insurance estimate from her country of residence, New...
View ArticleWhy are modern hearing aids worse than the older ones?
The hearing aids my parent has used for more than 20 years have reached the end of their life but nothing modern seems to be suitable. If you use hearing aids, or have any experiences that might help...
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