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  • Twitter Tuesday: Dementia Care, Aricept, Homeschooling Programs…


    SandwichINK.comAuthority Authority: 128
    Senior Home Care Giving: Caregiver Tips: Activities for aging parents with Alzheimer’s Disease . @carebuzz Strategies for the Sandwich Generation Senior Home Care Giver at BusinessWeek. Alzheimers Update: Insurance Company Requires Proof for Every Aricept Prescription . RT @alzheimersdotfm Interesting ...
    2 days ago
  • Cost of Elderly Health Care


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    On average, the cost of elderly health care is $5,531 annually. Family members not only provide hands-on care but often dig into their own pockets to pay other expenses which include groceries, drugs and medicines, medical equipments such as wheelchairs, toilet seat risers and transportation. Many times family ...
    5 days ago
  • Hes Transitioning


    Dementia NightsAuthority Authority: 124
    The first official treatment conference wasnt as big or as formal as Id expected, but it was useful nevertheless. Only a few departments were represented - behavioral assessment, medicine, social work and (on speakerphone) physical therapy. But those are the...
    5 days ago
  • Questions and Insights


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    by Joy Loverde As the author of The Complete Eldercare Planner and online elder care columnist geared toward people who are caring for aging parents, I’ve been asked some interesting questions. The depth of where our caregiving journeys will lead us never ceases to amaze me. This blog offers insights into ...
    1 week ago
  • The Rent-Controlled Apartment of the Living Dead


    Dementia NightsAuthority Authority: 124
    Ive made decent progress packing the apartment. Theres still a long way to go and I feel like Im behind the curve. Moving is like that. The experience? A range of thoughts and emotions that seem contradictory but arent. And...
    1 week ago
  • November 4th EldercareABC Blog Carnival


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    Welcome to the November 4th EldercareABC Blog Carnival! As we turn the corner toward winter, we are  going to try a few different things in this week’s carnival.  First we’d like to present the posts of those who have taken the time to  stop by and join us.  Then below those  we’ve shared ...
    1 week ago
  • Straight eldercare talk about sibling help III


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    by Joy Loverde My last blog offered tips on letting siblings know more what’s expected of them, giving them a choice, replacing complaining with requests, suggesting trial runs and getting parents more involved. Here are the rest of the tips from my book, The Complete Eldercare Planner, (Revised and Updated, ...
    1 week ago
  • Meanwhile, Back at the Things That Really Matter


    Dementia NightsAuthority Authority: 124
    Friday night, a little after 11, I got a voicemail from L. L is Harriets nephew, an energetic and unstable-seeming person who was a near-neighbor of my fathers in New York. He makes his living, as nearly as I can...
    1 week ago
  • Benefits of Therapeutic Massage For Elderly People


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    Elderly massage offers numerous benefits to our senior citizens which can greatly help to improve their health and well being.  This article looks at what is elderly massage, why it is valuable to society, and the benefits of massage for elderly citizens. What Is Elderly Massage? Massage for elderly citizens is ...
    1 week ago
  • The Day After, and a First Treatment Conference


    Dementia NightsAuthority Authority: 124
    Managed, somehow, to get myself out of bed and up to the nursing home to sign the contract and write the deposit check. On the way there, a call from P - my father had had an extremely difficult night,...
    1 week ago
  • Moving Day: After-Action Report


    Dementia NightsAuthority Authority: 124
    Got home around 2:30. Rested briefly, then spent an hour reviewing and signing the contract documents. Thatll make for a faster visit tomorrow. At 5:30, a call from P, the very impressive individual who was the tour guide on my...
    1 week ago
  • Bots for Seniors: iRobot Creates New Division to Serve Eldercare Market


    Innovation EconomyAuthority Authority: 515
    In 1978, at age 16, Tod Loufbourrow published a book called "How to build a computer-controlled robot." A few years later, he went off to Harvard, and grew up to be an IT consultant, e-commerce expert, and software entrepreneur . But now, just thirty years after the book, Loufbourrow is getting back into robotics, ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Eight Steps for Family Caregiving - Part 4


    BlogsAuthority Authority: 159
    Connecting the Dots - What Care Coordination is All About OK, so you now understand your parents doctors treatment plans (Step 1) and you have acquired a certain proficiency in gathering medical information (Step 2) and non-medical information (Step 3) specific to your personal situation. The next step is ...
    2 weeks ago
  • October 28th EldercareABC Blog Carnival


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    Welcome to the October 28, 2009 edition of eldercareabc carnival Alvaro Fernandez presents 15 FAQs on Neuroplasticity and Brain Fitness posted at SharpBrains , saying, “Here you have a Question and Answer session on what neuroplasticity means and how to maintain and improve brain fitness” Becomecom ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Susan Baida: eCareDiary, and Sex in the Workplace


    BlogHer - Health & WellnessAuthority Authority: 140
    by Susan Baida Today, Womens Voices for Change is thrilled to announce a new partnership with eCareDiary.com , a new web community for those of us caring for elders in our families. In some ways, this is the challenge of our generation: balancing, sometimes, multiple dimensions of caregiving for several ...
    2 weeks ago
  • The Nursing Home Move: I Went to New York and Blew Things Up


    Dementia NightsAuthority Authority: 124
    Am still recovering from the New York trip. A very long, very difficult working day. On the train going up there, more phone calls. The New York animal hospital hasnt found a home for the psychotic cat, but theyre working...
    2 weeks ago
  • Lets Put an End To Sitting Home Alone


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    Joy Loverde You know the type. No senior care for these older adults. Elderly people who are busy and active maintaining friendships, participating in hobbies and sports, and having no problem at all getting around on their own. They’re on the go and engaged in life, hanging out at senior centers, signing up ...
    3 weeks ago
  • October 21st EldercareABC Carnival


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    Welcome to the October 21, 2009 edition of eldercareabc carnival. Derrick Grant presents Benefits Check Up Site for Seniors, Caregivers and Aging Professionals posted at ElderGuru.com . Steve presents Seniors caring for the elderly posted at Caring for the Elderly . Lisa O’neill presents ...
    3 weeks ago
  • A Woman’s Nation: A new report from Maria Shriver tells us just how much women’s lives have changed


    A Blog for Busy Moms - MOManiaAuthority Authority: 421
    Maria Shriver and the Center for American Progress commissioned a study of the state of women today – their work life and their home life. Through polling and interviews, the partnership has produced a VERY meaty report called “A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything.” Time Magazine and NBC news outlets have been ...
    3 weeks ago
  • Go Away, Closer!


    Elder Care ABCAuthority Authority: 425
    by Joy Loverde I can’t get enough of the stories from people who are caring for aging parents. It’s one of the most effective ways we learn and acknowledge each other for taking on this hard eldercare work. Here’s a story from my friend, Ellen who is the caregiver for her elderly mom. “I’ve done ...
    3 weeks ago

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