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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...

Heart Attack or Atrial Fibrillation: What You Need to Know

Today is my father’s birthday.  He would have been 92 and although he always said he wanted to live to be 100, it was not to be.  My father suffered from vascular dementia brought on by atrial fibrillation which ultimately led to congestive heart failure. So...

Exercises to Help Keep Our Elders Active

Exercises to Help Keep Our Elders Active   It is said that inactivity will kill the body faster than any disease, this may be more true than you think since obesity and depression usually follow inactivity.  Exercising releases endorphins in your brain that...

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...