Martha M. Kern
Director, Lifecare Home Solutions
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois  60181
630-932-4032

Member of the national ElderCare Matters Alliance, Illinois chapter

The problem of hoarding has recently garnered a great deal of attention, particularly since becoming the subject of an A&E television show.  It is not, however, a new problem.  It pre-dates the Depression (and is not caused by Depression-Era upbringings), has been documented all over the world, and is believed to afflict 15 million Americans to a clinically-significant degree.  Hoarding causes trouble not just for the hoarder, but for everyone in their lives.  Paradoxically, allowing a hoarder to get into trouble rather than working to get them out of trouble may just be the key to lasting change. Read more on The Hoarding Dilemma: When and How to Help…