101 – Interview: Avoiding Holiday Pitfalls with Aging Parents

December 20, 2019
101 – Interview: Avoiding Holiday Pitfalls with Aging Parents
Better Health While Aging
101 – Interview: Avoiding Holiday Pitfalls with Aging Parents

Dec 20 2019 |

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Show Notes

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA MFT CMC, a past president of the National Association of Geriatric Care Managers (now the Aging Life Care Association) and a featured expert providing guidance in Dr. K’s Helping Older Parents Membership Program.

To help families have the best holidays possible, they discuss practical approaches to help families avoid common conflicts that come up during the holidays. They also discuss adapting the holidays for aging parents with dementia. Their talk includes:

Related episodes:

003 – Interview: Helping Reluctant Parents Address Memory Concerns

036 – Interview: Minimizing Family Conflicts & Supporting Aging Parents

Related Resources:

For more help with aging parents from Dr. Kernisan and Linda Fodrini-Johnson:

You can also get a PDF transcript of this episode, as our holiday gift to you: Click here for the Holidays with Aging Parents transcript!

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