Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk: Eldercare mediator

When a parent needs long-term care or nears the end of life, siblings may argue about a range of caregiving issues. Sometimes these disputes are bitter, and they can break up a family. In these situations, it can be helpful to have an objective professional in the room — someone to diffuse the anger, ask appropriate questions and find common ground. These people are called eldercare mediators, family mediators or adult family mediators.

While most seniors face major adjustments when transitioning to an eldercare community, Jewish seniors face additional challenges. Not only do they lose their...