by Julie Katz | Feb 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Should you make updates before you sell? By Erin Johnson Are you planning to sell your home or condo in the next couple years and wonder if it’s “worth it” to make any updates or renovations before you sell? It’s a common dilemma many homeowners face and...
by Julie Katz | Feb 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Tips that make traveling a long distance with an older relative I recently traveled to Florida with an older relative who had to fly from Ohio to Florida who has very limited mobility and needed medication four times a day. That is a lot of responsibility, especially...
by Julie Katz | Jan 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
I was recently asked by a family member to take their mother to the bank and have her write a check for cash to withdraw a little spending money. The client has dementia and was so confused, I had to explain every step to this person so she could make this simple...
by Julie Katz | Jan 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
The great and not so great things about working with older adults I am often asked how I can work with older adults. People think older adults are boring, a burden and even smelly. I do not, and neither do the other Extra Daughters and Sons. We think that older adults...
by Julie Katz | Dec 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Many people accumulate things and many more things as the years go by. They save items from relatives who are deceased out of nostalgia (not need) or just don’t know what to do with their possessions and they don’t part with them. Regardless of the reason...
by Julie Katz | Nov 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
How can you get past grief during the holidays? As we age, we naturally lose more people who are close to us. If that loss was recent and/or is still raw, it can make the holidays especially painful. Watching others enjoy the holiday when you have a tremendous hole in...
