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“Where can I learn more” and “where do I turn for help” are pleas heard from many family caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s Disease. We’ve got answers to those pleas. Family caregivers are once again the focus in this, the 4th and last (for this year) of weekly topics to mark Alzheimer’s Awareness Month … Read more
12 million Americans need long term care services, a number certain to grow as the nation ages. Who will provide those services and where will we get the dollars to cover the costs? Good questions. In January 2013, Congress called for an effort to answer those questions by establishing the Commission on Long Term Care … Read more
Social networking successfully and safely requires a balancing act. By it’s nature it means sharing information but at the same time that sharing can hurt us. Between the things we share that maybe shouldn’t go online and those who are out there looking for anything they can use to make money – legal or otherwise … Read more
It’s both one of the most important and most challenging things most of us will do in our lifetimes – caring for a senior loved one afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease! Those special people are our focus in this, the third in Senior Care Corner’s series of weekly topics to mark World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Our … Read more
Cool autumn air brings back football memories for many seniors (as may hot late summer air or even the cold of winter). It also provides opportunities for families to use football to create new memories with older loved ones. Sure, there are more important things in life than sports and lots of other ways memories … Read more
We consider it a privilege and pleasure be part of a community event as important as our local Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which raises funds to benefit Alzheimer’s research on a national basis as well as local programs and does so much more. Of course, it’s one privilege we look forward to eliminating one day … Read more
Physical challenges associated with aging, injuries or illness affect many of our senior loved ones who wish to age in place. That doesn’t have to mean they are physically unable to live where they want nor give up their independence. It could be, though, they can use some assistance to be safe in their home … Read more
September is World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Senior Care Corner is a strong supporter of the fight to end Alzheimer’s and to meet the needs of those who have the disease — as well as the family caregivers providing what they can toward those needs. Each Tuesday of the month we’re presenting an Alzheimer’s topic to … Read more
Grandparents have been honored with their own day in the US on the first Sunday after Labor Day since 1978. Grandparents are celebrated with their own days, with varying dates, in nations across the globe. In some countries grandmothers and grandfathers have separate days. Grandparents Day in the US has its own flower designated by … Read more
