Managing Medical Care

Eye, Ear, Teeth Check-ups Are Difficult When Elders Have Dementia
When it comes to health check-ups elders with dementia or Alzheimer's often become confused and afraid.

Should Your Elderly Parent Risk an Anesthesia Disaster or Forego Surgery?
Sometimes caregivers must make the decision about whether or not an elderly parent should risk surgery.

"Do My Elderly Parents Need a Geriatrician?"
Geriatric care focuses specifically on the needs of elders, so depending on the seniors health condition, caregivers may want to consider geriatric care.

7 Steps to Take When Your Elderly Parent is Suddenly Hospitalized
When adult children are suddenly and unexpectedly thrust into the role of caregvier, it can be overwhelming. Here are some steps to take that can make your transition to caregiver easier.

Hospital Hints for Caregivers and Their Elderly Parents
What caregivers should expect and plan for when their elderly parent has a stay in the hospital.

What to Do When Your Elderly Parent Needs Surgery
Considering surgery for your senior parent? Here are some tips for caregivers when a doctor says their elderly parents need surgery.

What To Do If Your Aging Parent Refuses To Go To The Doctor
Elder care expert Jacqueline Marcell reveals how to get an elderly parent to visit a doctor when they refuse.

Alcoholism and Elders: Watch for the Signs
One caregiver's personal story of an elderly loved one and his struggle with alcoholism.

Getting Help for Cancer Symptoms
Here are some tips for caregivers to help their elderly mom or dad throughout the cancer treatment process.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Get the Facts
Caregivers: Get information on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and how to use it as part of your elderly loved one's treatment.

What To Do If Your Parent Needs to See a Specialist
Whether your elderly parent is visiting a specialist, being admitted into the hospital, having surgery, or going to the emergency room, preparation on the part of the caregiver will help the visit go more smoothly.

How to Talk to Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People and Their Caregivers
Some elderly people find it difficult or intimidating to talk with doctors. Here are some tips that can help them and their caregivers communicate with doctors.

Choosing a Doctor You and Your Parents Are Comfortable With
Choosing the doctors who will care for your elderly parents is a critical decision for caregivers that determines the level and quality of care their elderly seniors will receive.

Search for Qualified Geriatric Doctors and Psychiatrists
Caregivers: Find qualified geriatric doctors for your senior parent in your area.

I’ve been going with my elderly mother to her doctor’s appointments. What questions should I be asking her doctor?
Gail M. Samaha answered: When taking your elderly mother to the doctor, make a list of questions to ask the physician.
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What should I do when my elderly mom refuses to go to the doctor?
Carol Bradley Bursack answered: When your elderly parent refuses and doesn't want to go to the doctor, a caregiver can't physically get them in the car. But there are other tricks.
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How does a geriatrician complement the services of other doctors?
answered: Caring for the elderly is really an interdisciplinary process.In addition to primary care physicians, other team members that can help elderly parents and their relatives are social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech/language therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, cardiologists, urologists and neurologists. Click to read Dr. Levy's full answer.
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