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We hear a lot about recycling and being ironmentally friendly. But what does that really mean to the life of a caregiver who is struggling to get everything done for the day without worrying about separating paper and plastic? Actually, when you think about going green it conjures up a lot of effort and great … Read more

How can you hope to handle it? You have spent years caring for your senior loved one. You have given your all to serve them, protect them, meet their needs and love them unconditionally. The inevitable outcome of aging is death and we all know that our senior loved ones are moving closer to it … Read more

Family caregivers of persons with dementia are growing in numbers as the number of elders diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other dementia’s increase. Dementia diagnosis has often come later in the disease but more and more, of late, the diagnosis occurs in the early stage of dementia. There are benefits to an early diagnosis, though many … Read more

The age of technology can provide us as family caregivers with a great amount of information and data to help us care for our senior loved ones. Technology gives us numerous ways to learn about their disease and how it impacts them, what treatments are recommended, their medications, medical procedures, and even provides a map … Read more

As our population continues to age, more will become victims of chronic diseases. Many family caregivers of older adults have encourage senior loved ones to take steps in their lifestyles to prevent or lessen the likelihood of developing chronic diseases. Good news! It appears our efforts seem to be paying off, great results are coming … Read more

My dentist always gets a chuckle when I say I am going to do all I can to keep my teeth forever! He probably thinks I am just trying to make him feel important. The fact of the matter is that as a dietitian working with an aging population I have seen firsthand the effect … Read more

Do you celebrate life no matter what age you are? Do you feel the joy of living? Do you worry about your own aging, especially since you are a caregiver of a loved one? While seemingly always a popular topic, talk of aging seems more prevalent today. It is interesting to note that 4.2 million … Read more

Hospital patient – a role we hope to avoid but it seems almost inevitable we’ll be one at least once over our lifetimes. It may be a simple procedure or a full blown trauma that sends us and the elders for whom we care to the hospital. Hopefully it will be only a short stay … Read more