Moved out of the country and left your aging parents behind? Worried about taking that promotion? Not sure how your aging mother will manage if you move to another city? Travel required for work, your parents need you and you are the only child? When caring for a parent or aging loved one becomes more [...]
Articles by Audrey
As a social worker, working with disabled individuals and their families, I know that a disability can occur at any age. But what exactly is a disability? I don’t need to tell anyone who cannot get out of bed in the morning due to paralysis of the lower limbs, or someone who cannot swallow food, [...]
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP The HR Professional December 2008 While much of the HR world has been fixated on baby boomer retirement plans, there’s another issue facing this generation of workers that employers should be considering: elder care. Many baby boomers now face the prospect of caring for both children and aging [...]
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP March 2010 Let’s talk sex. While Valentine’s day, our Hallmark holiday, may have come and gone, romance and sex continue to be alive and well. The baby boomers are getting older and while 60 has become the new 40, and 75 the new 60, healthy sex continues to [...]
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP CARP Winter 2009 It is getting to be that time again and holidays are around the corner. Do your parents live in another city than you? For many the holiday period is a time when families are spending extended periods of togetherness, which can be both wonderful and [...]
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP December 2009 The holidays can be a wonderful time to spend together with loved ones, remembering the meaning of the season and celebrating together. When visiting with and sharing time with a family member who has dementia, the challenge is with the expectation. The Alzheimer’s Society notes that [...]
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP CARP November 17, 2009 “Families, the only normal ones are the ones you don’t know”. Perhaps a harsh statement but I would suggest that all of us have had some issues within our own families- whether it be sibling rivalry or parental conflict at some time or another. [...]
With the holiday season around the corner, families will be spending more time together. Elder caring expert, Audrey Miller discusses how the holidays can be a good time to notice change and be proactive in a supportive and non threatening way. For many of us, holidays can be a difficult time. They can be filled [...]
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Fall 2009 As a social worker I have worked with differently- abled individuals of all ages. Growing older with a disability raises questions for parents and adult children alike. For many parents raising a child with special needs, they worry who will look after their adult [...]
By: Audrey Miller MSW, RSW, CCRC, CCLCP Solutions Magazine Summer 2009 Summer is here which usually means extreme heat and smog alerts which is a concern to many of us in cities across Canada and the States. Learn why summer can be dangerous to an older person’s health. This article also discusses travelling with an [...]
