This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on November 5, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: My father has moved into my home, and despite his very happy demeanor he is bedridden with various health issues. We do have a care provider who comes in several hours a day, so I can get out, buy groceries, etc. My husband set up one of the new Nest indoor security cameras, so I can check on dad using my phone from any location. The new care provider

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News of June 7, 2016. To read it in the Express, click here. People like to be associated with achievers, events and images. Mass merchandising of celebrity images is a huge business. Ali, who died on May 30, recognized that his image had great value. Even in his later years, while suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, he teamed with groups like the Michael J. Fox Foundation to raise funds to find a cure for the malady. Of c

Dear Mr. Premack: My grandmother is in a nursing home, and I think that she is being taken advantage of by another resident. She has dementia and gets very disconnected from reality. Sometimes when we visit, she talks about her boyfriend visiting. The nursing staff says that they watch closely and that she does not have any male visitors, but I’m not sure I want to trust them. Since I’m good with computers I had the idea of setting up a networked webcam in her room but they r