Mary Ellen and Senior Care Options have helped hundreds of families faced with similar situations to these:
Doris and her husband Bill have led a busy active life since Bill retired; that is until now. Bill has fallen and broken his hip. Doris does not drive and there is no public transportation near their home. Doris is now dependent on their daughter Jennifer for hospital visits and all other errands. Jennifer wants to help, but with work and her family, this is causing problems.
Mildred and her retired friend were a good team. They shopped together and backed each other up in life trials; that is until now. Mildred’s friend moved to a retirement home out of the area. Now Mildred has no one to share shopping and household tasks and to give her emotional support. Mildred needs some help.
James and his wife Anna divided up the household tasks. Anna did the cooking and James the gardening. That was just the way things worked for them; that is until now. Anna has passed away. James, grieving and bewildered by the cooking skills, is not eating. He needs some help at home.
Lillie is a happy grandmother. She enjoys being active in her grandchildren’s lives. So when the family moved to Canada, Lillie came with them. Things went well; that is until now. Lillie has become sad and lonely. She doesn’t speak English and misses her friends. The family is looking for a social group for Lillie.
Dorothy lives in the home she came to as a bride. She raised her children there. It was a big happy home; that is until now. Dorothy nursed her husband through a long and fatal illness. She is exhausted and depressed. She can’t manage but she won’t accept her children’s suggestion that it is time to move.
Olive lives far away from her son and daughter-in-law. They visit her every year. They have seen that Olive was healthy and happy where she was; that is until now. They got a call late one night. Olive is in the hospital because of a heart attack. Olive needs someone to take charge, make decisions, and plan for her future. The family needs direction on how to give care from a distance.
