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When Family Members did not Agree
LAUREN came into a very touchy situation where various family members didn’t agree on the level of care our mother needed. She was so compassionate and loving with my mom and the rest of the family. Her respect for those that were caring for her as she explained very...
Caring for the Elderly is a Full Time Job….
I am very grateful for LAUREN’s expertise and compassion. I have known her for several years through a businesswomen’s group we attend and am very impressed with her knowledge and commitment to her clients and their families. I have been dealing with the aftermath of...
She Drove 200 Miles to Evaluate Him…
I am very grateful for LAUREN’s expertise and compassion. I have known her for several years through a businesswomen’s group we attend and am very impressed with her knowledge and commitment to her clients and their families. I have been dealing with the aftermath of...
Staying Focused Towards Recovery
When my husband suffered a severe ischemic stroke in November, LAUREN reached out letting me know that she was available for “anything I needed” in regards to navigating the ins and outs of the health care system. LAUREN’s calm, assured demeanor was extremely assuring...
Caring for the Dignity of those in Distress
We are now a client of LAUREN of Family Connect Care. Her entire focus is on the appropriate care and dignity of the senior in distress and she helped our family appraise our situation and move forward quickly with a care management plan that worked for everyone...
How do I Best Care for my Aging Parents?
It was overwhelming and stressful trying to determine the appropriate care for our parents in declining health. LAUREN has been a godsend to our family! She is knowledgeable, compassionate and very responsive. For the past seven months she has coached us and provided...
As a Health Care Professional Myself…. Caring for my Families
As a health care professional myself I have worked with a number of care providers and managers. With that said I have found LAUREN’s professionalism, knowledge, advocacy for clients, and overall care to be above and beyond what I could hope for and I find that she is...
We Gave it Our All
LAUREN’s experience in the field of aging, and particularly dementia care, is extensive. Her expertise is regularly tapped by the media and groups interested in learning more about elder-care issues. But beyond the competence and knowledge, LAUREN’s true gift to our...
We Know We Did Everything That Could be Done to Show Love
I used LAUREN’s services to help me care for my 83 year-old father who suffered from dementia as well as other health issues. LAUREN worked hard to ensure that he had the care that was necessary for him. She strongly advocated for him when dealing with doctors,...
Dignity and a Caring Ear
LAUREN understands the issues that older people face, and treats them with respect and dignity. When LAUREN met my mother-in-law, she took the time to get to know her better and was genuinely interested in hearing her life story. This really put her at ease. I highly...
When is the Right Time for a Nursing Home?
LAUREN has been a Godsend to my mother and our family. I truly do not know how we would have navigated the choppy waters of Dementia without her support. She goes above and beyond to help us make sure mom is getting THE best possible care. Mom has other challenging...
Caring for Parents from Out of State
Sometimes in life we are lucky to meet those with huge hearts who have the caring gene in them for the “chronologically challenged.” I’ve been blessed to meet two such people. One is my wife Helene who as a RN cared for the elderly. The second is LAUREN who I can...
Empathy and Dementia
LAUREN is innately responsive and compassionate in her demeanor, which was very calming and reassuring to our family’s concerns about the care required for our father’s dementia. Furthermore, LAUREN’s professionalism and experience with elder care made communicating...
Can’t Care for Parents at Home Anymore…
With two aging parents (ages 89 and 91) and a special needs 62 year old brother all living in the family home, to say we had a full plate was an understatement in the extreme. For many years they managed quite well on their own and then with the help of part time...
When it is Time for Assisted Living
One of the most difficult decisions I have made in my life is trying to determine whether to keep my mother at home, post stroke, or place her in a care home. The immense amount of guilt you feel can be overwhelming and leave you feeling uncertain at every turn. I was...
A Caring Advocate for Dementia or Alzheimer’s Patient
My sister & I have been working with LAUREN for the last 10 months. We have found LAUREN to be an extremely compassionate person in caring for our mother. She is very, very knowledgeable in her field of care advocate of the elderly and those with...
Elderly Care – Remotely?
On my yearly cross-country visit, I found my usually together mom and her home in total disarray; her memory lapses much worse than could be discerned from our weekly phone calls. To make matters worse, my siblings and I were not seeing eye-to-eye on her condition or...
Caring for Someone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s
Although we observed our parents as they dealt with our grandparents’ Dementia / Alzheimer’s journeys, we were unprepared and overwhelmed when our mother became afflicted. We questioned ourselves at ever turn and every decision. LAUREN has been a wonderful advocate...
Advocacy for the Elderly with Dementia
The moment my mom went to one of LAUREN’s presentations, she knew she had found our family’s advocate, leading light, and comforter. There was no doubt LAUREN and her staff were the people to take our family, and, most importantly, our mom through this difficult...
Help for a Loved One with Dementia
Trying to keep my wife at home as she went deeper into dementia became impossible. Not only did she develop anger and resentment towards me, but also she was intolerant of caregivers and ran away when I was out of the house. I agonized over the decision to move her...
When More Care Was Needed
LAUREN and her entire team are Angels on earth! They are caring, competent and knowledgeable…which made the last few years of our Father’s life comfortable for him and for us. Venturing into caring for our aging father was not something we as a family had been...
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