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Any Age Caregiving: Breast Cancer Journey Planner Feels Like A Supportive Friend

The Breast Cancer Journey Planner feels beautiful and special in the hand. The three-ring-binder format invites the reader to use the book as she chooses. It’s easy to add notes from doctor visits and letters from friends.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-10-2008
Assisted Living Family Preparedness Report

This report is a comprehensive look at how prepared families are to help their loved ones with the transitions to different living arrangements

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-04-2008
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 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
Will Deep Brain Electrical Stimulation Help Alzheimer’s?

we learn about a neurosurgeon named Andres Lozano who was studying deep-brain stimulation for obesity patients. The patient he was working on showed little change in his weight, however his memory skyrocketed.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-06-2008
Adult Day Care – or Day Services – Can Fill a Gap for Caregivers

Which sounds better? “Let’s go, Dad. We need to get you dressed for day care.” Or “Hey, Dad – let’s...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-03-2008
Preventing the 5 Kinds of Elder Abuse

Elder abuse affects four percent of the elder population every year. But, according to experts, less than one in 14...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-15-2008
Hospice Care Primer

I'm a firm believer in hospice care. I watched my dying parents, each of whom had been in severe pain,...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-03-2008

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