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5 Essential Skills For A Caregiver of a Loved One With Dementia

5 Essential Skills For a Caregiver of a Loved One With Dementia   It can be a substantial challenge for both novice and experienced caregivers when it comes to providing specialist dementia care. Whether hiring a professional or cultivating the personal skills to...

Joint Pain Relief is as Easy as 1-2-3

By the time we reach the age of 30, our bones and joints begin to deteriorate due to normal wear and tear. Old injuries we’d forgotten long ago begin to act up, making life’s everyday activities a pain in the neck…and back, and knee. As we continue to age, this...

5 Benefits of In Home Dental Care for Seniors

This is something I just learned about and am very excited to see.  Home dental care for seniors is not available widely yet but hopefully, as more and more caregivers and dentists see the benefit of it, it will become widespread.  The following article is a guest...

4 Ways Music Can Improve Dementia Care

Symptoms and behaviors associated with dementia can be difficult to adjust to for any family caregiver. Forgetfulness and repetitive discussion might be irritating, sudden aggressive behavior is hard to tackle and wandering and depression require additional safety and...

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 post with a bit of trepidation.   As many...

Agitation in Alzheimer’s Research Study is Seeking Participants

Agitation in Alzheimer’s Research Study Seeks Participants – August 28th 2013 This just came across my desk this afternoon and so I thought I would share it with you. If you are a caregiver for a parent or loved one who is suffering from the symptoms of...