SCO Blog April 2016 “My dad is in the hospital. He is being discharged this week. What do I need to do to make it successful?” Emily from Midtown

Discharge discussions and planning from a hospital should start at admission. I am hopeful that you have connected with both his hospital case manager and his charge nurse. If not, […]

SCO Blog March 2016 “No, dad does not have an advance directive for healthcare or financial. But, mom has died and I’m their only child – does he need it?” James from Virginia

Thank you so much for the question! In the reality of the healthcare and financial worlds, we find that having the proper legal documents in place is always best. This […]

SCO Blog February 2016 “I’m so glad mom’s assisted living will provide transportation to her doctor’s appointment so that I do not have to go with her and miss work! Isn’t that great?” Mary from Roswell

This statement was taken from a recent phone call to our Aging Life Care Manager in charge of initial intake and education with families. For a bit of backstory – […]

“Does the nursing home have any standards they should be going by involving the care of my husband?” Samantha from Gainesville

Thank you for your question! As I always say when I speak to families about nursing home placement for residential care, “No one ever dreams of getting older and living […]

“I cannot figure it out. Mom just will not stop falling!” – Linda from Cartersville

This is something that comes up quite frequently in conversations with our clients – so, we wanted to take a few moments to highlight a portion of the risk factors […]