clipped from: ivoryhouse.net In April of 2006, Barbara’s children contacted Ivory House regarding elder care for aging parents and assisted living care, because they were concerned for their mother Barbara and their aunt. Both women were in their eighties. Barbara had experienced a small stroke that affected her sight and was placed on a blood thinner that the doctor was having trouble regulating. In addition, Emma had begun to have lapses in her memory and was diagnosed with early dementia. The family thought that both women would benefit from the services of a geriatric care manager.