VCUHS Eldercare Education and Support Group hosts Care and Communication with your Aging Parent with Teresa Steinfatt, Home Instead Senior Care of Richmond

VCU Health System employees and VCU employees are invited to a brown bag roundtable discussion about “Care and Communication with your Aging Parent – the 40/70 Rule” on Tuesday, April 20th, from noon to 1:00 p.m.   Our very own Teresa Steinfatt of Home Instead Senior Care of Richmond will be presenting as special guest speaker. 

Teresa Steinfatt

Teresa will be providing lessons from the 40-70 RULE^® programs and emotional support services which are offered by Home Instead to develop open discussions between families relating to providing care to parents and other various senior topics.  These programs and services are intended to bridge the communication gap between adult children and their senior loved ones.

• What does a grown daughter say to her dad when he’s hit a light pole with the car?
• How does an adult son ask his mom if she’s taking her medications like she should?

The 40-70 Rule is designed to help adult children and their aging parents deal with sensitive topics that often make conversations difficult.  The idea is that if you’re 40, or your parents are 70, it’s time to start talking about these or similar senior and aging topics.

As part of VCU Health System’s commitment to its employees and those they care for, VCUHS Geriatric Services and VCUHS Human Resources are inviting their VCUHS and VCU employees to this talk which is part of their Eldercare Education and Support Group.

For more information about this event, VCUHS and VCU employees can contact Gail Davis, MS, at VCUHS Geriatric Services at 804.828.0281 or visit http://vcuhealth.org.

And for more information about Home Instead Senior Care of Richmond or to host a Home Instead speaker at your next event, please call 804.527.1100.

Once again, our CEO and co-founder of Home Instead Senior Care has been featured in a prominent publication. 

This time, Woman’s Day magazine features Paul Hogan in an article entitled, “How to Care for Aging Parents: try these strategies to make helping Mom and Dad less stressful.”

There are literally millions of baby boomers who are caring for their aging parents.  If you happen to be one of them, this article contains some helpful advice such as: 

• Be Prepared
• Explore the Options
• Think Twice about Relocation
• Talk Money
• Ask for Help

A elderly parent’s sudden stroke or fall can alter an adult child’s life quickly, so it’s important to have the caregiver conversation when everything is still fine. Use the 40/70 rule, suggests Paul Hogan, coauthor of Stages of Senior Care. When you’re 40 or your parents are 70, talk to them about their preferences.

For additional tips on caring for your aging parent, you can download the 40/70 brochure here:  The 40-70 Rule: A Guide to Conversation Starters for Boomers and their Senior Loved Ones.

And for more information about how our Home Instead CAREGivers can help both you and your aging loved one, please call our Richmond home care office at 804.527.1100.  We serve the Northern Neck region, too, and have an office in Tappahannock to serve your senior caregiving needs.