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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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Staying Independent With Assisted Living (Popularity: )
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Many people can't live alone any longer, but they can maintain a certain degree of independence. Assisted living facilities help to make that possible. Unlike the constant care given at nursing homes, assisted living facilities help only as needed by the individual. These people may be physically able, for the most part, but perhaps they get confused or have other memory issues. Assisted living agencies help as needed with daily ...
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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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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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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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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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Five Ways To Keep Family Elder Care Conferences From Spinning Out Of Control (Popularity: )
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Gathering the family together to discuss what to do about mom can light the fuse of smoldering family issues.
Here are five basic ground rules
Rule #1: Put your loved one's needs first.
This rule seems plain enough, but when you bring a family together, you bring decades of sibling rivalry, accepted beliefs and long standing issues of trust and confidence (or lack there of!).
Rule #2: Invite everyone with a role in the ...
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Me and My Aging Parent! (Popularity: )
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We are blessed to be living in a time in which advances in medicine and technology have resulted in greater longevity. Yet, living longer also means that a greater number of Americans will be living with serious health conditions.
Many care-giving responsibilities will fall on the shoulders of boomers, who will find themselves in the tricky position of having to make life-altering decisions for their parents.
When the signs of aging become ...
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How to Choose a Good Nursing Home (Popularity: )
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With nursing homes costing anywhere from $3,500 to $10,000 per month (depending on your state), and with the average stay about 2 1/2 years, the total cost of a typical stay in a nursing home can be between $100,000 and $300,000. However, family members should not focus only on the cost but also on the care of their parent or spouse. How do you go about finding a good nursing ...
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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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