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Forgetfulness-A Caregiver’s Warning Signs
Read moreThere are an estimated 30+ million cases of dementia worldwide according to the latest statistics. That amounts to a...
April 11, 201300 -
Abuse: A Caregiver’s Warning Signs
Read moreAccording to national statistics, about six million older adults are abused each year. That amounts to almost one of...
April 8, 2013 -
Hygiene: A Caregiver’s Warning Signs
Read moreAny discussion of hygiene – whether in an older adult or anyone else for that matter – is an...
April 4, 2013 -
Making Home Senior-Friendly Part 2
Read moreIn the first posting of this two-part series, I went no further than the hallway in our tour of...
March 28, 2013 -
Making Home Senior-Friendly Part 1
Read moreIt is not just because of the housing collapse that many seniors have decided to stay in their existing...
March 25, 2013 -
Four Tips for the Caregiver To Do List
Read moreWe all know of someone who has received that call out of the blue that a mother or father...
March 14, 2013 -
Tough Talks with Parents – Part 2
Read moreIn the first of this two-part series, I talked about conversations involving changes in life where you as the...
February 28, 2013 -
Tough Talks with Parents – Part 1
Read moreIn earlier posts I have talked about some ways to broach difficult subjects with an older parent, talks that...
February 25, 2013 -
Make No Mistake
Read moreNearly 500 Medicare patients die every day from hospital mistakes, accidents or infections acquired while the patient is in...
January 28, 2013 -
Self Care for the Caregiver
Read moreIf you are a caregiver, you probably know that the number of hours this job demands is onerous. According...
January 21, 2013