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Showing posts with label elderly parents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elderly parents. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

End of the year

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As the year closes, I look back not knowing where the time went. Even though I have not been posting as I want (many times 'life' ha...
Monday, March 16, 2015

Is the bathroom safe for your parents or special needs child?

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A lot of safety issues for one group of individuals can carry over into another. Sometimes taking care of a special needs child or young adu...
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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Elderly parents need caregivers to protect them against telephone scams.

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The third Weekday Mixer was a great success! We had 72 blogs linked up and numerous social media link-ups! We hope that you all had the op...
Friday, February 28, 2014

Ever wonder if you can care too much??

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Caring.com shared a list of things that caregivers can get caught up in. We all know we care about our family, be it caring for elderly pare...
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Medical Alert Systems.

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I just wanted to add to this piece that a reader wrote me that she ordered a system for her parents which she is very happy with. So I want...
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Friday, February 7, 2014

How to get money to get out of debt. Thanks +Kelly Schaefer

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There are a lot of people out there, for a variety of reasons, having a hard time paying bills. People are having a hard time with employmen...
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Friday, December 6, 2013

Feeling like the walls are caving in? Need help with remembering?

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The holidays are here, again. So on top of a caregivers regular 'to do' list, comes the errands of buying gifts, writing cards, goin...
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Take a peek at these fun yet functional gift.

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I have seen a variety of Christmas gifts for elderly parents, even appropriate for those with a disablity this season from different vendors...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The Holidays Can Help Show You How Your Parents Live.

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This time of year is a great time to see where your elderly parents are with their health and living conditions. For those of us who live ri...
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Friday, November 15, 2013

Giving Love to Your Parents in the Way They Understand.

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Role reversal - parenting the parent, an emotional time for both the adult child and the parent says " A Place for Mom ". Parents...
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Looking for Ways for Mom and Dad to Make Tasks Easier?

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I found on AgingCare.com some great items to help with daily tasks. Many elderly parents do not want to feel like they are losing their ind...
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Friday, November 1, 2013

Gobble & Fa-La-La - 'Tis the Season to Get Stressful !

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Ok - so you have your own stash of candy carefully hidden after Halloween, in a secret place where you can get sugared up and find nirvana a...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Want to be the family caregiver?? 4 steps to check.

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Elderlink.com states that the Pew Research Center found that 21% of Americans care for an elderly parent. While sometimes this situation com...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Always Looking for Advice for Caregivers.

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Pictures of Will's confirmation. Mimi & Papa and Vovo (grandmother in Portuguese). Taken Spring 2012. Talking to people who are tak...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Early Intervention: Good for the Young and the Old

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Early Intervention in the school system is a wonderful program for the very young. With school starting and the new screening schedule sen...
Friday, July 12, 2013

Checking in on Part D Prescriptions.

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If your elderly parent(s) have a Medicare Part D plan, now that we are halfway through the yea, you may want to check on how they are doing ...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Geriatric Care Manager and When to Use One.

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(picture from 'caring.com' website) One position that I have been coming across a lot lately has been the 'Geriatric Care Man...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

Government Benefits You May Not Be Aware Of.

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I was reading through an email sent to me by Caring.com , a site I just found out about this past weekend that deals with caregivers and sen...
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Friday, March 1, 2013

The Heart of a Caregiver.

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The Healthy Living magazine from Sam's Club had an article on 'Heart health and the caregiver'. Caring for anyone, be it a child...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Adult Day Care Facilities.

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(picture from 'eldercare' website) There have been several new adult day care centers in the area. I know a few people who have h...
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