Growing older may involve a lot of transitions: needing help, having to move to an assisted living, going to the hospital with an illness, facing dementia or a terminal diagnosis. In my twenty-plus years in Geriatrics (taking care of older people), I have learned that people need help with these transitions, both the elderly people themselves, and the family that will care for them.

The medical world can be complicated. Doctors don’t always explain what is happening. Finding a suitable place to live can be daunting, because you don’t even know what you’re looking for. Dementia can be frightening, both for the person going through it, and for the family. No one tells you what’s going to happen, or what you should do. And end of life is scary and painful, and there’s no one person who will shepherd you through it.

I have spent over twenty years being the guide to elderly people going through all these transitions, and their families. I understand the anxieties, the confusion, the heartbreak and the happiness that can be part of these times.  I can explain things so that you understand and can make the best-informed decisions, and I can help you or your loved one make the best of whatever challenges that are facing you.

As an advisor to senior care facilities, I can implement a fall prevention program, or develop a community model for treating depression. I can put on a Balance Fair to screen for fall risk, or devise an innovative balance class to reduce risk and improve resistance to falls. As a veteran medical director, I can advise on COVID 19, antibiotic stewardship, TB testing, and outbreak management, as well as offer interim or supplementary medical director services. I love to give large group lectures, small workshops and nursing in-services on a variety of topics and can advise on creating a dementia program, or switching to a patient-centered care model.