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Fostering Grandparent & Grandchild Relationships
One of the greatest gifts you can provide your children is time to spend with their grandparents. Conversely, one of the greatest gifts you can provide your parents is to spend time with their...
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Happiness in Aging
Aging is a scary proposition. From the time we are very young, we realize age brings change. We develop intellectually, and our bodies grow and change and allow us to develop skills not possible...
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Answers to 10 Frequently Asked Cataract Questions
Cataracts affect practically everyone over the age of 75. Even though they are common, they can still be challenging to navigate. Progressive vision loss can be a scary and uncomfortable experience...
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How to Tell if Your Elderly Loved One Needs More Help
Have you started to notice that as we age, certain tasks are more difficult to accomplish than they were when we were younger? Chores we used to do without a giving them a second thought seem to...
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Mobility Issues and Dining In & Out
Living with a mobility issue is difficult at best and seemingly insurmountable at its worst. Living as a senior with a mobility issue is the very definition of challenging. The assistance providers...
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Using Music Therapy to Help With Memory Issues
As the aging of the baby boomer population marches on, caregivers continually seek ways to keep memory-impaired seniors engaged. Whether suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s Disease or...
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How to Prevent Elderly Heat Stroke and Heat Exhaustion
Caring for an elderly parent through summer’s intense heat requires special considerations. This is due largely to the potential for heat stroke and heat exhaustion, which affect adults over 65...
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Tips for Planning Fun Summer Activities for Seniors
We all enjoy engaging in fun summer activities, and seniors are no exception. Of course, heading outdoors with a parent who may require special food or medicines takes a little planning. Below, we...
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Addressing Loss of Appetite in the Elderly
It seems that nothing in the human body is safe from the effects of aging including taste buds. Sad but true, the taste buds become less able to savor the true flavor of food as we age. But, is...
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10 Activities to Do With a Loved One Who Has Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia are progressive illnesses. It’s understandable then that when a loved one receives an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, many families respond with an urgent...