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As a person ages, the likelihood of the need to take prescription medication can increase greatly. And when it comes to being certain that a senior citizen takes his or her prescribed medication at the right time, the in home care provider plays a vital role, since a missed dosage or a dosage that mistakenly [...]
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You may not have given this much thought, but as specialists in in-home care providers, we think you should know that as you move into your golden years, your dietary needs change as your body changes. You may already take special care about what you eat by being sure to eat a well-balanced diet represented [...]
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See if a senior you know needs care by taking this simple quiz.The following can help you decide if the senior you know is capable of living independently and to identify his or her needs for in-home senior home care. Also remember to consider just how many of the following activities require you to help [...]
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Helpguide.org is a trusted, non-profit rescource aiming to keep seniors at home. It’s website is a very informative and helpful guide covering many issues of aging from health to accommodation. The goal of the site is to assist the elderly in staying at home, instead of having a traumatic and stressful move into a care [...]
One of the most stressful jobs around today isn’t found in corporate America. Rather, it’s a job that one in every four Americans wakes up to each morning. Can you guess what it is? It comes with the title “family caregiver”— a role that brings significant rewards and equally significant challenges. Every day, we encounter these family caregivers: people [...]
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Senior Technology Update Seniors are becoming “hipper” and more internet savvy! Young people largely drove the early stages of Internet growth but in recent years the sharpest rise in Web use in developed nations has been amongst people aged 70 and over, experts said Monday. ”Older adults are the fastest growing demographic on the Internet,” said [...]
Elder Law Attorney How can you organize a house transfer to secure family property? Do you want to establish a trust to protect assets and reduce inheritance taxes—or provide for a special-needs child? The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA, is a non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations and others who work [...]
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April 16, 2009 is National Healthcare Decisions Day All Americans are encouraged to ensure that their future healthcare choices are known and protected. An advance directive is a legal document that tells healthcare providers who it is that you wish to make medical decisions for you and what treatments you would want or not want, [...]
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When you have a loved one in the hospital, chances are that you feel at peace because you know that he or she is surrounded by doctors and nurses all of the time. Unfortunately, falls do happen even in hospitals. This is especially true of elderly patients who are suffering from dementia. And because staffing [...]
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If you are a family caregiver to an elderly parent, you know that you need a break now and then. Senior care can be very demanding on adult children, especially if they are working outside of the home and have children still living at home. It can be even more difficult as the elderly parent gets [...]
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