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  • Carbs and Fat and Dementia

                We have heard forever that carbohydrates are a major source of added (and unwanted) body fat, but dementia?  So, when I came across this research, I thought to myself that well, there always is a New Year’s resolution...

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  • Another Tylenol Caregiver Alert

    I have asked our vice president for senior services, Steve Steiber, Ph.D. to share a guest posting about the recent news on prescribing combination medications including acetaminophen.  Dr. Steiber has two decades experience in pharmaceutical and medical device consulting prior...

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  • Discharge Planning 101 for the Caregiver

                I get asked a lot of times what we do as geriatric care managers, and you can go to our national association’s web site (caremanger.org) for their answer.  But since we most often get called in to address...

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  • Five Caregiver Tips for Winter

                For caregivers to older loved ones in northern climates, winter is more than just a warning about dressing for the cold.  Especially with the recent round of record cold temperatures across two-thirds of the nation, here are some...

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  • Aging and Older Adults’ Brains

    If you are a caregiver to an older adult, you may have noticed some of the changes in their bodies, like the wasting of their muscle mass.  They may have lost some upper body strength, some of their former...

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  • The Second Level of Elder Abuse

    The Boomers are aging, and that means the percentage of adults 65 years of age an older has now surpassed 13% of the population and growing. It also means that the number of older adults who suffer from physical,...

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  • Your Elder’s e-Mail

    If you are a caregiver, you probably have talked with your older loved one in person or on the phone. You also may have swapped letters in the mail, but chances are that you have not been emailing…let alone...

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  • Older Adults and Intimacy

    Awhile ago, a colleague reported that his dad had brought up an awkward topic in passing. His father, a fairly robust man in his eighties had mentioned that he “would not mind if his wife and he could have...

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