Kim Komando on High Tech Tools to Help Care for Aging Parents
When I have a moment I like to listen to Kim Komando, who is known as “America’s Digital Goddess” and speaks on technology. In this segment, she speaks of technology that has to do with caregiving for...
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The Dangers of Eating Alone
If you have an aging parent who is living alone or who is perhaps caring for another aging loved one, you may worry that their diet is not nutritionally sound, and with good reason. There are many...
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Gramma Goes Techie: The Best Computers for Use by Seniors
Gramma Goes Techie: the Best Computers for Use by Seniors As our population ages, so does the age of computer users. Baby boomers and caregivers are one of the fastest growing segments of Facebook and...
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What Should a Caregiver Know About Physical Abuse of an Elder?
What Should a Caregiver Know About Physical Abuse of an Elder? As a caregiver, you may be providing actual physical care to your loved one or you may be supervising home healthcare providers or staff...
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Simple Touch-Screen Means Easy Technology for the ‘Non-User’
Simple Touch-Screen Means Easy Technology for the ‘Non-User’ by guest writer: Dina Ramon Technology sure can be a great thing for our elderly parents. Great that is, if they know how or even want to...
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The ExtraCare Charitable Trust – a Different Senior Care Concept
The ExtraCare Charitable Trust – a Different Senior Care Concept We may be living longer but we’re not always living better. There are many reasons for this: decreased availability of monies for health...
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Older Adults: A Shifting Landscape
Are you part of the sandwich generation? In 2011, the first baby boomer turned 65. The number of boomers turning 65 increases dramatically every day. Many of these baby boomers are not only caring for...
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Are You Struggling With an Aging Parent’s Indecision?
“We are free to choose our actions, but we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions” ~Steven Covey It’s been a long time since I’ve really written anything personal, so I begin this...
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Be.Group Launches Great Resource for Seniors and Their Families
When you’re a geriatric care manager AND a member of the boomer generation, your friends tend to come to you for advice and/or recommendations. Recently I’ve received several questions regarding senior...
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Helping Parents Sail Upwind
The following is a guest post by Margit Novack of Moving Solutions In sailing, the technique used to move upwind (or against the wind) is called “tacking.” Although tacking is actually a combination of...
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9 Signs That an Aging Parent or Loved One Needs Help
With the holidays quickly approaching, many of us will be visiting parents or aging loved ones or hosting them in your own homes. If you’ve not seen your loved ones for a period of time, you may be...
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