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3 Ways to Support Seniors During a Short Term Nursing Home Stay

Aug 9, 20182 min read

3 Ways to Support Seniors During a Short Term Nursing Home Stay

Seniors need extra support during recovery After a hospital stay, seniors are often released to a skilled nursing facility (aka nursing...

Give Yourself a Break, Try Self-Compassion for Caregivers

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Aug 6, 20182 min read

Give Yourself a Break, Try Self-Compassion for Caregivers

Caregivers are too hard on themselves How can you be so stupid? Why didn’t you think that through? How could you not expect this to...

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Jul 29, 20183 min read

6 Essential Alzheimer’s Caregiver Tips

Make life easier with key Alzheimer’s caregiver tips Caring for an older adult with Alzheimer’s or dementia can be a scary challenge....

7 Things You Should Never Say to Your Aging Parents

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Jul 18, 20186 min read

7 Things You Should Never Say to Your Aging Parents

When helping aging parents, we may accidentally say things that make them upset or disrespected. To make conversations more positive...

5 Ways to Afford Prescriptions in the Medicare Donut Hole

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Jul 4, 20184 min read

5 Ways to Afford Prescriptions in the Medicare Donut Hole

Prescription medications are a significant cost for most seniors. That’s especially true if they fall into the Medicare Part D coverage...

How to Get the Best Hearing Aids from the Audiologist

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Jun 27, 20184 min read

How to Get the Best Hearing Aids from the Audiologist

Many hearing aids don’t work well enough It’s frustrating when your older adult refuses to wear their hearing aids. But the reality is...

How to Communicate Better With Someone Who Has Alzheimer’s

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Jun 24, 20186 min read

How to Communicate Better With Someone Who Has Alzheimer’s

Interacting with a person with Alzheimer’s or dementia isn’t always easy. Sometimes, our usual conversational habits can unintentionally...

Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke with 6 Tips from a Cardiologist

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Jun 11, 20184 min read

Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke with 6 Tips from a Cardiologist

Ask for tests that could save your senior’s life Heart disease is so common that it causes 1 in 4 deaths in the U.S. But doctors still...

7 Tips to Reduce the Caregiver Financial Burden

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Jun 7, 20183 min read

7 Tips to Reduce the Caregiver Financial Burden

Caregiver stress can cause serious negative effects to your physical and mental health. One major source of stress is the caregiver...

18 Hospital Tips from Insiders Improve Seniors’ Care and Recovery

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Jun 6, 20184 min read

18 Hospital Tips from Insiders Improve Seniors’ Care and Recovery

Must know tips when seniors are in the hospital Hospitals are confusing and stressful places. When your older adult is in the hospital,...

The 7 Deadly Emotions of Caregiving: How to Cope

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May 24, 20186 min read

The 7 Deadly Emotions of Caregiving: How to Cope

An important part of managing caregiver stress is dealing with the strong emotions that inevitably come up. It’s tempting to push these...

Could Palliative Care Improve Your Senior’s Quality of Life?

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May 14, 20182 min read

Could Palliative Care Improve Your Senior’s Quality of Life?

Palliative care could improve quality of life for seniors Palliative care (PAL-ee-uh-tiv) is medical care that’s focused on relieving...

What You Need to Know About Feeding Tubes for Seniors with Dementia

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May 13, 20184 min read

What You Need to Know About Feeding Tubes for Seniors with Dementia

Be able to make an informed decision about feeding tubes Most people in the late stage of Alzheimer’s or dementia have trouble eating and...

Top 5 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Questions: Better Understand the Disease

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Apr 30, 20183 min read

Top 5 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Questions: Better Understand the Disease

Knowing more about dementia makes caregiving easier Alzheimer’s and dementia are complex brain diseases that change your older adult’s...

How to Avoid Strained Sibling Relationships When a Parent Has Alzheimer’s

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Apr 22, 20186 min read

How to Avoid Strained Sibling Relationships When a Parent Has Alzheimer’s

The stress of caregiving can strain even the best sibling relationships and worsen already tense ones. But working together as much as...

Specialized Diagnostic Tests for Dementia or Alzheimer’s: Neuropsychological Testing

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Apr 15, 20182 min read

Specialized Diagnostic Tests for Dementia or Alzheimer’s: Neuropsychological Testing

Screening tests aren’t enough to diagnose Alzheimer’s or dementia Alzheimer’s and dementia screening tests like the Mini Mental Status...

FBI Tips for Protecting Against 3 Popular Senior Scams: Telemarketing, Funerals, Miracle Cures

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Apr 12, 20184 min read

FBI Tips for Protecting Against 3 Popular Senior Scams: Telemarketing, Funerals, Miracle Cures

Senior scams are too common A terrible fact is that seniors get scammed out of $36 billion each year. Even worse, most of this money can...

Easy-to-Use Tech Solution Helps Families Connect with Seniors and Prevent Social Isolation

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Apr 2, 20184 min read

Easy-to-Use Tech Solution Helps Families Connect with Seniors and Prevent Social Isolation

I have a mother I adore – she’s strong, wise, funny, and kind. I’m grateful for her every day. She’s 89 years old and lives alone. After...

Spring Safety Tips for Seniors: Use this Handy Checklist for Check-Ups

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Apr 2, 20183 min read

Spring Safety Tips for Seniors: Use this Handy Checklist for Check-Ups

Regular home safety check-ups keep seniors safe Spring is a great time to take a fresh look at your older adult’s home to make sure it’s...

4 Ways Telemedicine Improves Senior Health and Makes Life Easier

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Mar 28, 20183 min read

4 Ways Telemedicine Improves Senior Health and Makes Life Easier

Telemedicine makes monitoring health easier for seniors and caregivers Helping seniors manage chronic health conditions can mean frequent...

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