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• Will Gladys Get the Boot?

  
  A Caregiver's Journal — Authority: 108
  Recently my husband, Fred, went to pick Gladys up from Adult Day Care and he got an ear full.  It seems that Mrs. Rooney (Gladys) has been acting out, having temper outbursts and being a prima donna. While all of this is apparently news to the center, it is not news to us.  When we first took Gladys to the center ...
  12 hours ago

• Words of Encouragement for Grandkids And Grandparents

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 127
  One of my goals for SandwichINK is to provide encouragement for all you wonderful Sandwich Generation Senior Home Care Givers and Grandparents, as well as myself . When I spotted the Word-Filled Wednesday meme, I thought, “What an encouragement for all of us.” After spending the last few evenings reading the ...
  14 hours ago

• Holiday Celebrating Can Be Wearing When You Are a Caregiver

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 121
  Abbit and I both realize the challenges of balancing the "merry" holiday season with the reality of elder care, and in my case, Christmas deaths. When you are raising children and caring for elders at the same time, the holidays can become more of a juggling act than you ever imagined possible.
  1 day ago

• President Obama Proclaims November as National Family Caregivers Month

  
  A Caregiver's Journal — Authority: 108
  Last month President formally declared November as National Family Caregivers Month.  An excerpt from the proclamation says: The true strength of the American family finds its roots in an unwavering commitment to care for one another. In difficult times, Americans come together to ensure our loved ones are ...
  2 days ago

• New Service Helps Bridge the Communication Gap between Care Providers and Families

  
  Who Moved My Dentures? Musings on Aging and Health Care — Authority: 121
  One of the reasons experiences break down in healthcare is lack of communication. And that lack of communication leads to misinformation, lack of trust and other issues. A new service helps bridge the communication gap between care providers and the families and caregivers of those receiving care. Connect ...
  2 days ago

• TENA Caregivers’ Night Out Sweepstakes

  
  Baby Boomer Contests — Authority: 150
  Ba Ba Boomers.. …many of us are caring for our parents….. share your favorite caregiver’s tip for your chance to win one of 45 $100 restaurant gift certificates. Tips are required, but won’t be judged. Grand Prizes (45): A $100 gift card to the winner’s choice of Olive Garden family of restaurants or ...
  2 days ago

• Children at a Distance

  
  Pamela D. Wilson - The Care Navigator — Authority: 108
  Your parents live across country or in a city miles away. You’re aware they need help but you feel helpless. Offer them local support for services they require and if they don’t have the financial assets to pay, share costs with brothers and sisters. Then start making a plan for “what ifs”. What if mom and ...
  4 days ago

• Care.com – Free Weekend of Premium Access – 11/6 – 11/8/09

  
  Frugal Plus — Authority: 574
  This coming weekend (November 6-8), Care.com is going to open up Care.com for a Free Weekend of access This is only the second time they’ve ever done this, and they’re doing it to raise awareness for National Family Caregiver Month while giving families the chance to meet great, local care providers and [...] ...
  4 days ago

• National Family Caregivers Month Good Time to Get Educated

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 121
  Anytime is good for education, but since November is officially National Family Caregivers Month you will see many opportunities to learn more about caregiver stress cropping up.
  4 days ago

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• High Tech Systems Help Keep Track of People with AD

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 121
  Wandering is a huge issue for many caregivers of people with Alzheimers disease. The biggest problem may be that one never knows when the urge to wander will hit the person with the disease. Even if the care receiver has never wandered before
  5 days ago

• Lack of a Long Term Plan

  
  Pamela D. Wilson - The Care Navigator — Authority: 108
  Many older individuals with or without parents lack a long term vision of care. Many times immediate needs are addressed i.e. assistance with bill paying, medication reminding, meal preparation, while longer term issues of health are not addressed. It’s these longer term issues that have the greatest potential to ...
  6 days ago

• Combat, Trauma and Healing PTSD: A Collection of Educational Videos for Caregivers and Patients

  
  PTSD Combat : Winning the War Within — Authority: 116
  Some top notch educational combat trauma and PTSD videos are available online, specifically aimed at patients/counselors. Above, from the Hazelden Foundations "A Guide for Living with PTSD: Perspectives for Professionals and Their Clients:"Through compelling client testimonials and expert guidance from renowned ...
  6 days ago

• Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder

  
  Psych Central — Authority: 108
  Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder , or IEED, is a condition in which a person experiences uncontrollable episodes of emotional expression. That is, they have episodes of crying, laughter, or anger that are not in line with their present mood. The condition is also known as labile affect, pseudobulbar ...
  1 week ago

• "I Still Do" Alzheimers Book Powerful Imagery, Beautiful Prose

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 121
  Dear Readers: There are books and there are books. I get many sent to me to review, way more than I can give attention to. However, when a publicist asked permission to send,” I Still Do:
  1 week ago

• Storms for the Sandwich Generation

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 127
  Cold and flu season was in full swing. After a particularly difficult and exhausting week of senior home care giving and grandparenting, I was sitting in church listening to the pastor read a passage from the Bible, Matthew 14:22-33. He told of the time after Jesus miraculously fed a multitude of people. He had sent ...
  1 week ago

• Mind Body Medicine: Can This Help a Caregiver with Self-Care?

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 121
  Dr. Dean Shrock is convinced that mind and body work together when it comes to health. Two of his books, Doctor’s Orders: Go Fishing and Why Love Health: Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine are interesting treatises explaining the science (hard and soft) behind his teaching in the mind-body-health field. Shrock was Director ...
  1 week ago

• DEBUNKING THE CLAIMS about Joint versus Sole Custody

  
  Family Court Crisis-Abusers Getting Custody..!! — Authority: 442
  Note: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] Mothers Justice- Initiative Project . Permalink Joint custody research - joint custody studies shared parenting research benefits of joint custody http://www.thelizlibrary.org/liz/those-jointcustody-studies.html Read " Reevaluating the Evaluators " before ...
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• DEBUNKING THE CLAIMS about Joint versus Sole Custody

  
  Battered Women, Battered Children, Custody Abuse — Authority: 442
  Note: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] Mothers Justice- Initiative Project . Permalink Joint custody research - joint custody studies shared parenting research benefits of joint custody http://www.thelizlibrary.org/liz/those-jointcustody-studies.html Read " Reevaluating the Evaluators " before ...
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• Minster Brady Welcomes Report On Implementation Of The Home Care Package Scheme, Ireland

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 743
  Minister Brady welcomed the launch of a report of the National Economic and Social Forum (NESF) entitled "Implementation of the Home Care Package Scheme". The Minister highlighted that "a main feature of Government policy in recent years has been to develop services to allow older people to remain living at home and ...
  1 week ago

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