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Alternatives to Senior Living Facilities Available to Our Senior Loved Ones 26 Aug 2013 | 01:09 am
Aging in Place is not just a buzzword but represents the preference of a majority of Americans. As family caregivers, we already know most of our parents and grandparents (and we) want to live in the...
Palliative Care – What Is This Late Life Care Alternative? 23 Aug 2013 | 02:57 am
We are hearing more and more about death and dying as our society ages. Becoming more comfortable discussing these topics is a positive step, as it is estimated that 60% of people wish to discuss deat...
Will That Mobile Health App Help or Hurt? Is Anybody Checking Them Out? 21 Aug 2013 | 02:53 am
Our mobile world is falling under the control of apps we put on our smartphones and tablets. Are we putting ourselves in good hands? How do we know? Thousands of apps fill the search results in the ...
Drug Safety in Seniors’ Medicine Cabinets – Family Caregiver Video Tip 19 Aug 2013 | 03:38 am
One potential danger zone that’s often overlooked when family caregivers survey the safety of senior loved ones’ homes is the medicine cabinet. We work hard to ensure their homes are free of hazards ...
Heart Failure Treatment for Seniors Featuring Mobile Health Technology 16 Aug 2013 | 05:39 am
Heart failure. Does your senior loved one have it – and it them? Have repeated hospital admissions plagued them over the past year due to congestive heart failure? Are they closely following their t...
More Years in Our Senior Loved Ones’ Lives – and More Life in Their Years 14 Aug 2013 | 04:32 am
We want to live long, happy lives and hope for the same for our senior loved ones — maybe even more than for ourselves. What we don’t want is for them or us to live those long years in sickness, weak...
Yes, You Can Be a Long Distance Family Caregiver – Senior Care Corner Show 12 Aug 2013 | 05:02 am
Family caregiver of senior loved ones is a role that knows no bounds of gender, age or ability — requiring only that one care enough to take actions that make better the lives of aging family members....
Social Media Growing in Popularity with Seniors and Baby Boomers 9 Aug 2013 | 05:11 am
Social networking is finding growing popularity among older adults, a trend we see a great, both for seniors and their loved ones. We’ve been urging family caregivers to encourage and enable their se...
Tips for Picking a Healthcare Power of Attorney to Protect End of Life Wishes 7 Aug 2013 | 04:52 am
Have your senior loved ones made advance directives decisions, including “Do Not Resuscitate” or DNR orders, and made them known yet? Do you have a copy of their advance directives? Do you know wher...
After Seniors Fall: Getting Up Correctly – A Family Caregiver Video Tip 5 Aug 2013 | 04:39 am
Falling can result in disabling injuries for seniors, causing loss of independence for far too many and hurting the quality of their lives. Yeah, but not many seniors really fall, right? Unfortunatel...