According to Olga Brunner, founder of A Good Daughter, Inc.,
(www.agooddaughter.com) there are so many concerns as people trying to juggle
work and the needs of elderly family members.
"Many caregivers simply
cannot maintain the workload and provide the daily, sometimes hourly needs, of
elderly parents and family members. We developed a strong elder care program to
provide a wide variety of solutions."
Brunner made it clear, "Our
organization goes into a home and completes a needs assessment; next we put in
the services needed so that seniors can live at home independently versus
entering a long term care facility.
But in the event that a family feels this
type of placement is warranted, A Good Daughter staff conducts facility visits
and help families select an appropriate placement for a parent or
spouse."
Additional services include going to doctor's appointments and
monitoring medications and supervising in-home help. Brunner suggested, "We are
surrogate daughters doing what sons and daughters would do for their parents if
they were living in-town, or had the time and free away from other professional
and family obligations."
Often as an added precaution clients are
provided life-alert systems; grab-bars and safety features are installed in
their homes; supervised activities that add greatly to their quality of life is
also provided.
We collaborate with home health agencies to get the best trained
home health aids to assist them with their activities of daily living.
A
Good Daughter based in Margate, Florida, was founded based on Brunner's own
experience. Brunner originally moved from California to Florida to care for her
aging mother with Alzheimer's disease.
Having been affected by the daunting task
of being a caregiver while employed, she became determined to start a business
which would help other caregivers navigate the troubled waters of elder care.
Brunner became a care manager who brings a personal awareness of the needs of
close or long distance caregivers and their loved ones.
A Good Daughter
www.agooddaughter.com Olga Brunner 800-963-3877