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When I worked as a home health aide a few years back, making a home safe for an elderly person who is frail or has mobility challenges was a fairly simple matter of taking care of things like installing hand rails, re arranging furniture and removing other obstacles from the home. But for a person [...]
CON ARTISTS USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN FOREIGN LOTTERY FRAUD – U.S. Postal Inspection Service Offers Prevention Tips for Consumers During National Consumer Protection Week in March – WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 27, 2012) – The U.S. Postal Inspection Service has identified new methods of cons and is advising American consumers to be aware [...]
YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE Dear “Bob and Sue”, Here is a basic summary of how you can control some future costs and the values that are more important to you and your family. We all know, governments will shrink funding for seniors & health care. So we ourselves can save more [...]
The National Family Caregivers Association states that 48% of caregivers care for a spouse or partner. A caregiver dealing with chronic illness or disability may find themselves in an unanticipated situation of great responsibility. The circumstance is aggravated for young spousal caregivers as they manage multiple roles such as the parent of young children, employee, [...]
While depression can strike anyone, at any age, some of the life changes that come with growing older can trigger it, even in those who have not suffered from mental health problems in the past. Retirement, social isolation, the death of a partner and of friends, and loss of physical ability can all contribute to [...]
Today we all live very fast paced lives and all too often we forget the most basic of skills – to listen well. This is particularly important when communicating with our elderly. How often do rush to visit a parent and cannot spend enough time with them? The visit may be a routine check on [...]
A person living with middle-stage Alzheimer’s has lost the ability to make sense of the world as easily. Sometimes, the world makes sense during lucid moments. Other times, the dark spots of the light-colored tile are seen as holes that must be filled. When approaching, make sure you learn what is on the person’s mind. [...]
