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Things That Get On My Nerves (Work Things)
posted 29 days ago, updated 1 day later by Kubie | 5 comments
Because I have been alive for almost 58 years, many things have begun to get on my nerves. This is the beginning of a series of those things. This one is about working.
When I was 15 I got my first "real" job that wasn't babysitting and have bee...
When I was 15 I got my first "real" job that wasn't babysitting and have bee...
Sunrise / Sunset
posted about 1 month ago by lynnieblue | 2 comments
Each sunrise is a promise of a day to come
Each sunset is a gift of a day given to me
The time in between is hours spent as I choose
I can waste the time complaining
I can spend the time appreciating
The choice is mine...
Joys of Aging
I wake eac...
Each sunset is a gift of a day given to me
The time in between is hours spent as I choose
I can waste the time complaining
I can spend the time appreciating
The choice is mine...
Joys of Aging
I wake eac...
Help your elders celebrate the holidays at home
posted 2 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
As people age, many of them lose enthusiasm about celebrating holidays. In the past, holidays often centered around children. Now, with families scattered across the country, many elders are alone. Even minimal decorating for holidays, "just for y...
Long-term care ombudsman can help
posted 2 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Who so we turn to when we want answers about long-term care?
It is safe to say Becky Kurtz has a strong passion for helping residents in long term care. From serving as an ombudsman for the state of Georgia to her current role as director of ombu...
It is safe to say Becky Kurtz has a strong passion for helping residents in long term care. From serving as an ombudsman for the state of Georgia to her current role as director of ombu...
Alzheimer's: Quit driving?
posted 2 months ago, updated 1 minute later by MindingOurElders | 1 comment
Is it time to take away your elder’s car keys? Alzheimer's Association can help
One of the toughest battles many caregivers face is convincing their elders to quit driving when it’s no longer safe for them to do so. Even after family members real...
One of the toughest battles many caregivers face is convincing their elders to quit driving when it’s no longer safe for them to do so. Even after family members real...
Assisted living combines help and social life
posted 3 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Assisted living centers are attractive to many people who are isolated in older homes, with neighbors they no longer know and yards that are too much work. Not everyone wants to make this move, but many do it anyway, if only because they must have...
When the Caregiver's Health Fails
posted 4 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Protecting Caregiver Health: When the Caregiver's Health Fails the Care System Can Collapse
Think of it like this: Caregivers are the base of a pyramid. When the base collapses, the whole pyramid crashes. Many of us are "natural caregivers."
Think of it like this: Caregivers are the base of a pyramid. When the base collapses, the whole pyramid crashes. Many of us are "natural caregivers."
Communicating with sick elders
posted 4 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
Music and reading help caregivers communicate with sick elders
On instinct, the husband decided he would do what he'd always done. He climbed into her bed with her and held her. He cuddled with her. He stroked her face and told her he loved her....
On instinct, the husband decided he would do what he'd always done. He climbed into her bed with her and held her. He cuddled with her. He stroked her face and told her he loved her....
3 Bad Things About Aging.
posted 5 months ago by urbannaturalist | 2 comments
First, the time it takes to heal.
I remember the teens and twenties, when you bash yourself on a Friday, and feel fine on Monday. Now, you stub a toe the wrong way, and six months later you get a reminder if you walk too fast, or if a storm is com...
I remember the teens and twenties, when you bash yourself on a Friday, and feel fine on Monday. Now, you stub a toe the wrong way, and six months later you get a reminder if you walk too fast, or if a storm is com...
Early on-set Alzheimer’s challenges legendary bask
posted 5 months ago by MindingOurElders | 0 comments
The news is everywhere. Pat Summitt, a virtual legend in women’s basketball who has won more games in her coaching career than any other college coach, has been diagnosed with early on-set Alzheimer’s disease. The news is rocking the college sport...
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