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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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The Very Best Gift You Can Give an Alzheimer’s Patient (Popularity: )
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Christmas, birthday, anniversary – all days that call for a gift of some kind. But when it’s a gift for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, what do you do? I struggled with this problem for years as I sought to come up with the perfect gift for my dad, a victim of this cruel disease.
Over the course of his twelve-year struggle, I observed one gift that never failed to bring a ...
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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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Nursing Home Abuse: An Issue You Should Be Aware Of (Popularity: )
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If you have ever had family members stay in a nursing home you know how big a deal nursing home abuse can be. Staff members at a nursing home have been known to physically and mentally abuse their patients for reasons known only to them. While this problem is rare it can be a serious issue which can lead to injury or death in some cases.
There are some basic steps ...
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Gift Ideas For Those Living In A Nursing Home (Popularity: )
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Elderly people who dwell in a nursing home have needs that are considerably different from those living in their own home, not to mention being constrained by a limited space. Nevertheless, the confines of a nursing home do not exclude these people from receiving tokens of appreciation. Indeed, there are still numerous valuable gift ideas for those residing in nursing homes. Not knowing what these people need or want is ...
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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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HIV Targets Senior Citizens (Popularity: )
Entering her second year as a widow, my dear friend Rachael was past the several stages of grief and closing that chapter of her life; not an easy task but necessary for anyone who has survival instincts. She began dating again and I couldn’t have been happier for her. Sam was like a brother in a sense; a long time friend from our college days. At first it was dinner ...
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Independent Living Aids (Popularity: )
Independent living aids are products that are used to help senior citizens or disabled people in their day-to-day activities. Some of the aids are talking products, writing guides, hearing aids, and low vision aids, among others.
For those who are visually impaired, there are independent living low-vision aids that help them lead a normal life. There are canes to help in walking, Braille products for them to enjoy reading, talking cooking ...
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Independent Living Communities (Popularity: )
Independent living communities are designed for those seniors who are active, healthy and able to live their lives without others’ assistance. These communities consist of homes, condominiums, apartments and mobile homes for residents to maintain an independent lifestyle. However, there are some communities that offer only minimal services like building and ground maintenance, plus security. These are no different from residential enclaves, except for the age restriction to those over ...
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