Pets add joy to lives of elders
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Dear Carol: My grandmother should be in assisted living, but she won’t move because of her ancient cat. I know she loves the cat, and I think the cat is good for her. Are there places that take pets along with the elderly? – Ben
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Dear Ben:...
Silver Advisors Offers Professional Consultations
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Silver Advisors, offering professional consultations, by appointment for services relating to aging and staying at home. At this time, the services offered include: personal assessments on the person’s living situation, housing, tax advice
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"Stages of Senior Care" Excellent Reference
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The book Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions, came to me from two sources, one copy from our local Home Instead franchise and one copy from the national PR agency representing the book. Since I was swamped...
Getting the Legal Work Done
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Our culture does its best to evade death. Youth rules, and if someone gets sick there must be a cure. However, there is no cure for death from old age. The best doctor in the world will not stop the inevitable. We will all die.
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Only in the last...
Promising Research for Alzheimer's
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Dear Carol: My mom’s short-term memory is slipping badly. Her mother had Alzheimer’s and I’m sure she’s afraid of hearing that diagnosis. We’re having a heck of a time talking her into seeing a doctor about her memory. Trina
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Dear Trina...
Book Offers Great Pep Talk for Caregivers
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"Personal Positioning for the Caregiver: Ways to stay mentally healthy while caring for your patient," by Jill Gafner, is a highly personal account of Gafner’s 15 years of caring for her husband who has had a series of health issues beginning...
Telling Someone With Dementia When Loved One dies
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A friend recently faced the task of letting her mother, who has mid-level dementia, know that the mother's elderly brother had died. This death was not unexpected, but when a person has dementia and short-term memory loss is a problem, the news...
Handyman dad could get hurt, or worse
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Dear Carol: My dad was always a handyman around the house. Now he and Mom are in their late 70s. Dad can afford to hire the work done, but he won’t. I’m afraid he’ll fall off a ladder or something. How do I get him to give it up? – Sally
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Valentines Day Can Be Painful for Caregivers
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Dad always got Mom roses for Valentines Day. Yellow roses. They were her favorite. After Dad's brain surgery resulted in dementia and he needed nursing care, I took over ordering the flowers for Mom. I have ordered a lot of yellow roses through...
Caring for Multiple Generations
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When I was at my caregiving peak, with multiple elders who needed me plus two children - one with chronic health issues - there wasn't a term for people like me. Or, if there was, I didn't have time to read about it. Later, I became aware of the...
