ElderBridge SoCal, Sharon Sparks, Founder

07/09/2023

You are the expert on your body, so confdently be your best advocate

Experts share tips on advocating for yourself in a health care setting.

05/01/2023

Sadly even doctors need patient advocates sometimes.

Unfortunately, my experience is all too common. If you find yourself in a situation like I did, here's what you should do.

09/04/2022

Here's a great article describing what Independent Patient Advocates like me do.

As a hospital-based Case Manager, you work extremely hard to coordinate care between physicians, community resources, DME providers and families. You coordinate

08/23/2022

Let me know if you are inspired to eat more fresh fruits, veggies and other unprocessed foods after reading this!

Adding to other recent research showing harmful effects on the brain from eating a diet rich in ultraprocessed food, new findings suggest this type of diet can accelerate cognitive decline.

06/13/2022

This was sent to me from a friend. A couple of these health tips were new to me!

As the world begins to open up again, we have the opportunity to reinvent ourselves—or to restart healthy habits we let lapse.

01/10/2022

Gay conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada. Join the initiative to for who never asked for .

07/31/2021

I can’t imagine anyone reading this has not lost a loved one as a result of, or at least influenced prematurely by the COVID-19 epidemic. Here is a reading on the ethics of what people in nursing/long term care situations have endured - or https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bioethics/article/view/8526?fbclid=IwAR3cqYvsRFwwna8_RCV8bX8bWJtRGUwkib9bihWOyl3i5HS8Kwz25UYy97M

Social Isolation of Older Adults in Long Term Care as a Result of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic Protecting the Individual or a Means to an End? Article Sidebar PDF Published Jul 28, 2021 DOI https://doi.org/10.52214/vib.v7i.8526 Main Article Content Cathy Purvis Lively Ab...

04/08/2021

Let’s check in with care for our loved ones and clients who have had Covid.

Fully one third of patients with COVID-19 go on to develop substantial neurological and psychiatric problems, including anxiety disorder, dementia, and stroke, a new study finds. Investigators foresee a growing need for clinical services and care for these patients.

02/10/2021

I’m looking for a MEAL BUDDY or two to help prepare simple meals and eat with a client in Upland who is forgetting to eat at lunch and supper time. Will pay $20/hr for qualified BUDDIES! Message me if you’re interested or know someone who might be a great companion.

01/22/2021

Concerned about the safety of taking the COVID-19 vaccine? Here is a JAMA article to help you decide if it’s right for you. I’m definitely going to get it.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2775646?fbclid=IwAR2KT4gPa92d0hxJ__yQqknETmWiwv31ovbzQC0FMiar_v_hLm1eGt7eMfw

This JAMA Insights review provides clinical details of anaphylactic reactions reported to and verified by the CDC in the first week of use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the US, December 14-23, 2020.

01/12/2021

Important communication tools to use with our loved ones living with dementia...