Eldercare Success

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Join us in Doing it Best with Eldercare Success where we explore ways to relieve the stress, exhaustion and overwhelm that we all face in caring for an aging parent, frail spouse, or partner. Fear, frustration, emotional and financial strain do not have to be your MO! In this show, we dive into unraveling the tricks, traps, and gotchas that create more questions than answers while caring for those we love. Join Nancy May, and her guests as she helps relieve the pressures and delivers solid ways to find more joy and freedom as we care for those with those we love. Here you’ll learn how to find the ground under your feet again. Hang tight there’s a better road ahead. keeping our feet on solid ground. Hang tight there’s a better road ahead.

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Going to the Movies with Dementia!

Apr 24 2024 34 mins

This episode of Eldercare Success is guaranteed to give you some useful tools to make it easier to help your loved ones be accepted and function well in your community and public social settings. Listen in as Nancy May shares the ways that Jim Magnis helped transform his community while caring for his wife with early-onset Alzheimer's Disease. Love for his wife ignited the cr

How to Navigate Your Career and Caregiving.

Apr 17 2024 19 mins

Balancing Acts: Ways to Still thriving in your career while caring for aging parents.It is possible to do without driving yourself to the edge!In this empowering episode of Eldercare Success, we delve into the deeply personal and challenging journey of balancing a fulfilling career, or business, with the demands of caring for aging parents. Many of us face the tough choice between

Words as Bridges: voices on care, helping others, and words that heal

Apr 10 2024 28 mins

Words as BridgesIn this episode of Eldercare Success," host Nancy May talks with sits Dallin Candland, in a conversation that veers into the less explored corridors of caregiving, and the healing power of poetry. Dallin shares his personal journey through hardship and how he turned to poetry as a means to understand and express his emotions, providing solace not just for himself bu

MDs Behind Closed Doors: The Medical Decisions You Weren't Part Of

Apr 03 2024 16 mins

How Tragedy Strikes: The Heartbreaking Truth About Medical Decisions in EldercareIn this episode of Eldercare Sccess, Host, Nancy May bravely shares her family's harrowing experience with the eldercare system, a cautionary tale that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about protecting your loved ones.With raw honesty and gut-wrenching detail, Nancy exposes th

Falls and Preventions, with a Trauma Surgeon. Don't wait for this happens to you!

Mar 27 2024 50 mins

Oh no, Mom's fallen and I can't get to her! Now what? In the latest episode of the Eldercare Success podcast, Nancy May dives into the issues that every caregiver worries about - their parent's falling and getting seriously hurt. Her conversation with Dr. Shea Gregg, a trauma surgeon, and the innovative mind behind FallCall will give you key information on trauma, falls, and a new

Warning! NEVER hire only one home-care Aide - and why

Mar 20 2024 7 mins

NEVER hire only one home-care Aide: and why!In this episode of the Eldercare Success podcast, Nancy May tackles the key issues when you’re considering hiring an aide for aging parents. This includes whether to hire one or several aides and if it’s a good idea to have a full-time aide living in your parent’s home so you have greater peace of mind – or will you? There ar

How this caregiver harnessed humor in the eye of the storm.

Mar 13 2024 49 mins

How Humor and Snark Can Save You as a Caregiver. Seriously!Welcome to Doing It Best with Elder Care Success, where we uncover how to be a more effective and resilient caregiver. In this episode, your host, Nancy May talks with with Kathryn Lang, a caregiver who found strength in learning how to use humor in tough times. you'll learn how laughter - even on the darkest days - can be

Easy to use Tools to Balance Caregiving, Stress, anxiety, and Sanity

Mar 06 2024 10 mins

Do you ever feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stressed in yourcaregiving role? You're not alone. As a caregiver myself, I've faced those panic moments too. Caring for an aging parent or frail spouse can put us on an emotional rollercoaster, even if we're strong!In this week’s episode of Eldercare Success, I get real about caregiver stress and anxiety. I'll share some practical and ea

Inside ER: Strategies that demystify the ER with an ER Doctor

Feb 28 2024 48 mins

Inside the ER in a crisis with an emergency department doctorthis is a must-listen episode of Eldercare Success, as Nancy May sits down with Dr. Brittany Lamb, an experienced emergency room doctor with a special interest in elderly patients and dementia care. Join us as we demystify the often-intimidating world of emergency medical care, offering invaluable insights for families of

Caregiver 911: Avoid ER Nightmares with Your Elderly Parent

Feb 21 2024 9 mins

Caregiver 911: Three top ways to help you avoid ER nightmaresEmergencies are every caregiver's worst nightmare, but being prepared can make a world of difference. In this episode of Eldercare Success, host Nancy May gives you the top three things to do when the unthinkable happens, and you need to call 911 for elderly loved ones.From getting them to the hospital faster, especially