Miriam turned to Your Elder Experts for help caring for her lifelong friend, who wished to say connected to her local community as her health declined.
My lifelong friend Evelyn has advanced Alzheimer’s disease. She also has a wonderful Care Manager from Your Elder Experts. When Evelyn first received her diagnosis, she did some planning about her future while she still could and moved to a very nice assisted-living facility where she still lives.
Evelyn has two nieces in California but she is deeply connected to her local community and didn’t want to leave the area. At first there were volunteers and friends who visited and helped out but as she declined and her needs became greater, of course, many of those people dropped away.
“Although I am Evelyn’s health care proxy and I have her power of attorney, I am getting older myself and can’t handle everything.”
Gail is extremely helpful, bright, and energetic. She thinks ahead and notices symptoms like a toothache or that Evelyn was walking oddly and takes the initiative so that things don’t become a crisis.
Her reports are concise and to the point, and she has taken such a burden off my shoulders. Although I am Evelyn’s health care proxy and I have her power of attorney, I am getting older myself and can’t handle everything. I don’t know what I would do without Your Elder Experts.
Miriam
Cambridge, MA
If you or someone you care about is navigating the complexities of aging, Your Elder Experts can help.
