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• Review Time!!! :o)

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
        A few weeks ago Amy from Fair Haven Health sent my husband and I some things to try. I got the FertileCM and Hubby got the FertilAid for Men. This going to be a review on the FertileCM. Hubby’s review on the FertilAid for Men because he only started taking it last week. He was out of town when we received ...
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• If I Were An Inventor...

  
  Mother Talkers — Authority: 142
  I smiled at this doodad in Japan. From the CrunchGear blog : A research laboratory at Japan’s Ritsumeikan University has developed a monitoring system for wet diapers that consists of a self-powered sensor/transmitter and a receiver and is supposed to assist staff in hospitals and nursing homes in performing ...
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• PERS -- growth for security dealers,misleading for seniors and caregivers

  
  Aging In Place Technology Watch — Authority: 459
  This has been going on for some time -- the slow or no growth in the home security industry -- and the potential for expanding into a new line of business offering Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS), aka medical alarms. This security industry article outlines the great opportunity for home security providers ...
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• Here if you need me

  
  Elder Care ABC — Authority: 471
  by Mary Beth Sammons Always looking for “the meaning” of what life presents, I found a great book I would like to recommend to caregivers: Here If You Need Me: A True Story (Little, Brown and Company, 2007) by Kate Braestrup. The theme that I found most useful for caregivers is the idea of “the ministry ...
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• What a Difference 30 Years Makes

  
  Blog Segullah — Authority: 559
  First time blogger Heather Bennion Judd shares her recent “tough day” cathartic writing at the coaxing of a friend.  Not the B.A. in English from BYU, but rather the small stack of short stories, poetry and essays that she’s written since the 4th grade should have been a clue that this day of virtual ...
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• Tomorrows Adventure: The First Visit

  
  Dementia Nights — Authority: 125
  A call yesterday with S, the social worker. They still have some trepidation about how hell react, but theyve decided its OK for me to visit. Ill go up to see him tomorrow afternoon. I have some trepidation, too. But...
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• The Aftermath of All the Pork

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
              So, after all that talk about pork, maybe now’s the time I should mention Weight Watchers.             I started in August and I’ve lost about fifteen pounds. I like it. It’s juvenile, but I really enjoy getting stickers in my little book and watching the line on my ...
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• Love the elderly, love their pets

  
  Elder Care ABC — Authority: 471
  by Joy Loverde You better be nice to Fluffy and Fido.  Your aging parents’ pets may play more of an important role in their lives than you think. Besides, the natural bond between your parent and his or her pet can help ease your load as the family caregiver. Who else can give them this much love and ...
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• November Resources for The Sandwich Generation

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 130
  It’s official, per President Obama. November is National Family Caregivers Month .  Did you know that we have plenty of company, according to Michelle Seitzer of Seniors for Living? In her article, November is National Family Caregivers Month , she wrote, “Says the U.S. Department of Health & Human ...
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• Two Parents with Dementia: How Do We Cope?

  
  Minding Our Elders® — Authority: 419
  My mom and dad both have dementia. I am all alone taking care of them since my sister passed away...
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• ~*~*~*~Wordless Wednesdays~*~*~*~

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
  Haleigh was 2 weeks old :o) She and her Daddy are watching the Carolina vs Clemson Game.     Find More At http://mommaroberts.blogspot.com/
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• Five Tips to Help Make the Caregivers Holiday Happier

  
  BlogHer - Health & Wellness — Authority: 145
  As we move closer and closer to the holidays, Im feeling a wee bit anxious. Sort of like waiting for the proverbial stuff to hit the fan. Caregiving is like that. A caregiver named Fern, quoted on About.com , said: “I wish the calendar would flip directly from November to January. We just got settled into our ...
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• The importance of criminal background checks on who you hire

  
  Alzheimer's Reading Room — Authority: 549
  Many families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s hire caregiver’s and homecare agencies to provide respite or continuous care. You need to be certain that your loved one will be safe and receives the proper care..... By Angil Tarach Alzheimers Reading Room I cannot emphasize how important it ...
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• IPod Therapy for Stroke & Alzheimers Patients

  
  The Portal to Boomeranger World — Authority: 118
  IPods Not only for Teens FROM WALL STREET JOURNAL: One of the raps on iPods is that users tend to close themselves off from other people and retreat into their own private world. But with stroke and dementia patients, iPods and other MP3 players are having just the opposite effect. Music Therapy Reaches ...
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• Paying for Complementary Therapies

  
  Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship — Authority: 421
  As a Patient Money columnist, Walecia Konrad provides financial advice for those patients choosing to pursue complementary therapies. In the NYTimes article entitled, "Path to Alternative Therapies is Littered with...
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• Twitter Tuesday Resources: Thanksgiving Kids’ Coloring Pages To Print, Dementia Care for Senior Home Care Givers…

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 130
  Senior Home Care Giving: Redefining Dementia as a Terminal Illness.  Dale Carter / Transition Aging Parents. Excellent article and resource link discussing falls among the elderly due to certain medications at Alzheimer’s Reading Room. Comforting Alzheimer’s and dementia care givers .  ...
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• Twitter Tuesday Resources: Thanksgiving Kids’ Coloring Pages To Print, Dementia Care for Senior Home Care Givers…

  
  SandwichINK.com — Authority: 130
  Senior Home Care Giving: Redefining Dementia as a Terminal Illness.  Dale Carter / Transition Aging Parents. Excellent article and resource link discussing falls among the elderly due to certain medications at Alzheimer’s Reading Room. Comforting Alzheimer’s and dementia care givers .  ...
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• A Little Caregiver Humor

  
  A Caregiver's Journal — Authority: 110
  Nancy Dunn Thompson of www.mmlearn.org shared these Caregiver sayings with her FaceBook friends.  Many thanks to her for allowing me to share them with you. 1. Your new hobby is canceling credit cards, writing letters to collection agencies and canceling numerous magazine subscriptions. 2. You spend 1/3 of ...
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• Does long–term care insurance cover technology in the home …

  
  Compare Home Insurance Rates — Authority: 153
  I do want to point out, however, that LTC insurance is not a guarantee of a thriving situation for aging in place. First of all, your own home can be a terribly isolated place with only the aide, the television and perhaps a … View original post here: Does long–term care insurance cover technology in the ...
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• Does long--term care insurance cover technology in the home?

  
  Aging In Place Technology Watch — Authority: 459
  November is National Caregivers Awareness Month -- and with those 85+ turning out to be the fastest growing population in the US, we know there are many stressed caregivers out there. And more to come, with 65% of those over 65 will require some long-term care during their lives. So author and AgeWave founder Ken ...
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