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  • Five Geriatric Care Management Secrets to Living Forever

    There is a lot of news  about the “older market” or other stories featuring someone who has reached the landmark age of 100 years and more.  In my geriatric management experience, while working with elder adults and their families,...

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  • Emotionally Healthy Older Adults

    I had the good fortune recently to meet Jennifer Muskat,  the Director of Client Services for San Diego Home Care Assistance.   She shared some helpful perspectives on the importance of geriatric care management services for older adults who need...

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  • Caregiver Preparation for Emergencies

    As a caregiver for an older adult you cannot prevent a medical emergency, but you can prepare for one.  Even if you are a distance caregiver, you will find that you can have your elderly parent help in preparing...

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  • Geriatric Care Managers Do What?

    It’s June, and school is out for a lot of kids and everyone is thinking of taking time off. In fact, by a certain time of the year most people who are going to take a summer vacation will...

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  • Managing Geriatric Care Hospital Sticker Shock

    Do you know how much a pacemaker costs…fully installed?  Well, if you or a loved one have no heart condition that would require a pacemaker, it may not mean much to you, but how about the cost of a...

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  • Geriatric Care Management Services for Renting

    I have talked in the past about making home safer for seniors as well as geriatric care management services for those considering a move to residential communities.  But the financial and practical fact of the matter is that owning...

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  • Understanding Dementia from the Inside

    In my last posting I shared geriatric care management services for caregivers communicating with a loved one who may be suffering from dementia.  If you have a loved one who has Alzheimer’s or one of the other types of...

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  • Nine Geriatric Care Management Tips on Caregiver Talk for Dementia

    If you are a caregiver to someone with dementia you may have found that communication can be frustrating, but you need to remember how frustrating communication is for the patient as well.  As a geriatric care management professional, I’m...

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