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3 Things You'll See In Assisted Living In The Year 2020 (Popularity:  )
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Although we'd like to think that in the year 2020 we'll all be invincible and have no need for assisted living, chances are this wont be the case. However, assisted living facilities, like everything else around us, continue to evolve every day. So what should we expect from these facilities in the future?
1. Current health care services are expanding to meet the various needs of America's growing elderly population. That ...
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Alzheimer's and Sundowners (Popularity: )
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It's 5:00 p.m., and all of a sudden your calm, serene mother is now very agitated, angry, and maybe even combative. Nothing you do seems to help, and quite frankly, you're nervous and maybe even frightened. It seems as if there is nothing you can do. Take heart; you're not alone, and there is help.
What your loved one with Alzheimer's is experiencing is called Sundowners. It is very common for ...
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Caregiver Burnout - When You've Lost That Loving Feeling (Popularity: )
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What is a "caregiver"? Someone who is involved in helping someone else manage to carry out the tasks of living. It sounds so simple, doesn't it? For the caregiver, it is anything but easy or simple.
Let's be honest. Being a caregiver is a tough job. Being a caregiver to aging parents is even tougher. Not that we don't love our parents. Of course we do, or trust me, we would ...
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Caregivers - Move Over, Mom is Moving in! (Popularity: )
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Mom was the youngest of 8, I am the youngest of 4 and my husband is the youngest of 3. Mom did her best to be independent as long as she could, but the day came when she needed help. This is the day most of us have either experienced or will in the future.
She lived in California, we lived in Nevada. I didn't get to spend much time with ...
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Caregivers: It's Not Your Fault! (Popularity: )
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Caregivers are artists at feeling guilty. Check it out for yourself. How many times a day do you sink into self-blaming thoughts such as, “I’m so terrible because I put my husband/wife/parent in a nursing home…because I just couldn’t stay up all night when he/she was sick…because I don’t know the right thing to do.” Sometimes I think guilt is the caregiver’s state religion!
Caregivers care so much that they assume ...
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Caring For Incontinence And Avoid Skin Breakdowns (Popularity: )
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Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine. Dealing with incontinence occurs to about 15% of the population, and a protocol must be in place to prevent skin breakdowns. You should also consult your physician, and review the management protocol with any staff. Healthcare workers have different experiences and you need to share and clarify your requests and concerns with them.
Skin breakdowns caused by incontinence can appear as redness on the ...
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Choosing A UK Care Home - Types of Care Home (Popularity: )
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Residential Care Homes
Residential care homes provide short-term and long-term personal care, and can care for residents' minor illnesses, but don't provide 24 hour nursing care. A residential care home may be the best choice if you (or your relative) are fairly independent and are not suffering from any serious medical conditions that require a lot of care.
Different residential homes provide different services and levels of care, but generally they will ...
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Choosing the Right Nursing Home (Popularity: )
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Selecting a Home Care Facility entails more than just scanning directories and local advertising media. An accurate assessment of the living conditions of an assisted living facility requires a well contemplated and painstaking approach that goes beyond services and amenities.
Your selection method can be likened to your experience when you first shopped for a home. We’re not suggesting that you actually pore over the entire architectural layout of a nursing ...
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Dementia and How it is Diagnosed (Popularity: )
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Many of us may from time to time, forget our neighbour's name or the items to purchase at the grocery store, and we wonder if this is part of normal aging. Your doctor is the best person to speak with regarding these concerns. There are many conditions that are treatable that may be contributing to periodic memory lapses.
Often when we think of dementia we think of Alzheimer's disease. While Alzheimer's ...
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Distinguish between good and bad care home (Popularity: )
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Research indicates the mortality rates at critical care homes are less than the national average mortality rate. Therefore, taking your critically ill in accordance with one of these homes would increase their survival rate tremendously. However, you should observe that while all homes work at enhancing the welfare of the patient, some facilities are better. It is therefore necessary to choose the best critical care homes for the patient. The ...
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