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FCC Launces New Site for Caregivers and Seniors

The site promises to help you "find links to agencies and organizations that provide reliable information about generic drugs, hormone therapy, caregiving, surgery to improve vision, alternative medicine, hearing aids, Medicare fraud, and medical ID theft

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-05-2008
Home for the Holidays: Be Prepared

Adult children carry with them memoires of holidays past. The sights and smells of the familiar home with Mom and Dad there to present a warm family gathering. So, when we go back to visit, even if we consciously know our parents are aging, we subconsciously expect things to stay the same. This expectation...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-26-2008
Engage With Grace Provides Valuable Tool for End-Of-Life Discussions

During this time, we as a family also had many talks about quality of life over quantity of life. I never had a doubt about what my parents wanted done, or not done, as their own lives slowly drifted to an end.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-23-2008
Loneliness In Elders Cause for Concern

Humans are social creatures and we all need a certain amount of social interaction. What I find frustrating, when I try to explain my need for solitude to people, is that most people seem to equate solitude with loneliness. They are not the same thing.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-20-2008
Medicare Launches New Caregiving Site

Medicare is out to help us. Acting Administrator Kerry Weems had some extra incentive to figure out how to better help caregivers navigate the murky waters of the Medicare system, because he and his wife have been caregivers.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-28-2008
New Findings on Flu Shots for Elders Controversial

Every fall my parents would get their flu shots. At the time, it was considered necessary for people over 65...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-24-2008
New Medicare Site for Caregivers to be Unveiled September 18th

According to the press release, the site at medicare.gov/caregiver "...will provide updated, easy to use information and tools to assist caregivers in talking with their loved ones to make a family plan and in making informed healthcare decisions ...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-14-2008
Michelle Munson-Mccorry of Complete Compassionate Care was kind enough to send me this excellent PDF titled "Knowledge and Skills Needed for Dementia Care - A Guide for Direct Care Workers in Everyday Language

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-04-2008
Full Disclosure on Nutraceutical

Yes, if you try them, and they work for you, you can begin your own networking business, though you don't need to. Some people make a living at it. I don't use it that way. I just use the products and people who see how well I'm doing ask and I give them information.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-28-2008
RNCentral.com Offers Caregivers Advice

Many conditions, such as Alzheimer's, that require a caregiver involve memory loss, which can make communication difficult. Following these tips can help ease the difficulty.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-26-2008

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