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Agingcare.Com Adds Elder Care Expert Carol Bradley Bursack to Staff

Agingcare.com, the online community for caregivers, today announced that elder care author, columnist and speaker Carol Bradley Bursack has joined the staff and will serve as the moderator for AgingCare's community

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-30-2008
Accessible Programs to Help Elders' Finances

Gather up all the information you can on your parent’s health, disability, income, wealth (as in property owned), whether a military veteran, education level and more. Access this site and answer every question that you can.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-24-2008
The Alzheimer’s Action Plan - Top Choice for Practical Advice

Respect for the person with Alzheimer's is palpable throughout this book, and while the book doesn't focus on the caregiver - there are plenty that do, and that is not then main purpose here - there is compassion and advice for the caregivers, as well.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-22-2008
Alzheimer’s and Wandering: We Keep Learning

She'd walk and walk and walk and then see a chair and sit and say, "I'm sooo tired." Then she'd get up and start walking again. The staff, friends - any of us - would sit by her or walk by her and say, "Of course you're tired, Hazel

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-18-2008
Sundowning - what is it?

Typically seen in Alzheimer’s patients, particularly early in the onset, and in dementia patients, others with cognitive issues can also experience Sundowner’s Syndrome symptoms."

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-16-2008
Alcoholism and Elders: Watch for the Signs

The medics took him into surgery to repair the hip and then Joe spent a horrible week in the hospital, hallucinating and shaking from withdrawal in addition to the expected pain of the broken hip.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-14-2008
The Employed Caregiver - Blending the Issues

Caregivers are the most effective and efficient when they arm themselves with as much information as possible about their aging loved one’s current situation- both financial and medical."

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-10-2008
Early On-set Dementia: The Challenge of Getting People to Understand

I have a son who has struggled, since early grade school, with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. He's had to try to make people understand what it's like for a child to live with what people perceive as "an old people's disease."

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-04-2008
Keeping Seniors Busy

For the last several decades, Ann has had no problem loading her dishwasher, washing her clothes or making her bed. No big deal, you know? That is until her widowed father moved in with Ann and her family.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-02-2008
Can’t Remember What I Forgot- A New Book On Memory Research

"Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News From the Front Lines of Memory Research." Her father experienced serious memory loss before his death. Doctors couldn't conclusively diagnose

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-29-2008

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