On Thursday, Becky Lowry and Nancy Hanley, My Health Care Manager, joined us on Your Caregiving Journey to share activity ideas to beat back the cabin fever. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of this post.
Some suggestions we discussed during the show include:
1. Move–exercise can help you both feel [...]
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Dear Denise,
The basis of my question is this: How do you coax a very headstrong someone who’s aging, has Alzheimer’s and can no longer take care of themselves into a nursing home? Details below.
A couple of years ago my mother was forced to move in with her mother as it was thought my grandma had [...]
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Some days, it feels great to get out of the house. It’s wonderful to hop in the car, drive away, and leave it all behind. And, then there are some days when staying at home to take a break is just what the doctor ordered. You don’t have to shower, change out of pajamas, or [...]
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November, in addition to honoring family caregivers, also brings awareness to Alzheimer’s disease. In honor of Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, Alzheimer’s Daily News featured a video in today’s newsletter that caught my eye. The video, “My Name is Lisa,” is a short, fictional film featuring the perspective of a 13-year-old girl. The film won numerous [...]
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Metlife Mature Market Institute® Survey Shows Notable Increases for Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Communities, Adult Day Services & Home Care
Price rollbacks throughout the U.S. economy during the past year did not apply to long-term care service providers, according to the 2009 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services, and Home Care [...]
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Dear Denise,
I wish there was a way of getting something which would let us know when my grandmother gets up from a nap or in the morning. For instance this morning, she got up before any of us were up, and tried to go outside on her own. My brother leaves very early in the [...]
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By Paula Farris
(Editor’s Note: On a regular basis, we invite health care professionals and family caregivers to write a guest blog. Today’s guest post is written by Paula Farris, a family caregiver, who offers tips on managing your care recipient’s hospitalization.)
For a person with dementia symptoms being hospitalized is challenging. In addition to the condition [...]
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Prizes for Innovative Caregiver Programs in: Policy & Advocacy, Diverse Communities, and Creative Expression
Nonprofit organizations, government agencies and universities are invited to apply for the 2009 Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving Legacy Awards. The deadline to apply is August 14, 2009, 5:00 pm PST.
With generous support from The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, [...]
–Study believed first to document potential impact of emotional closeness on course of disease–
A study led by Johns Hopkins and Utah State University researchers suggests that a particularly close relationship with caregivers may give people with Alzheimer’s disease a marked edge over those without one in retaining mind and brain function over time. The [...]
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By Lillie Hobson
Lillie reviewed “Love Equals Sacrifice: The Journey of Loyalty and Service” by Michael Stidham. Our questions and her answers about the book follow.
Caregiving.com: Did the book meet your expectations?
Lillie: I really had no expectations but after reading the book, I didn’t think it went deep enough into the issues mentioned.
Caregiving: What did you [...]
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