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Does Medicare Cover the Cost of Care in an Alzheimer’s Facility

Question:  My mother is currently in skilled nursing following a recent hospitalization after a fall.  She has Alzheimer’s Disease and I don’t feel that we can care for her at home after her discharge.  Will Medicare cover the cost of her care in an...
Gardening With A Loved One: Crops That Make the Most “Cents”

Gardening With A Loved One: Crops That Make the Most “Cents”

I have written several times about how gardening is a wonderful activity to share with an aging loved one. It’s an easy way for them to participate and feel that they are making a contribution. It’s also a calming experience for the caregiver. Gardening is...

“Please Do Cry” – a poem

For the past couple of weeks, I have been participating in a “blog challenge”.  In this challenge, we accept the opportunity to to challenge ourselves to write a blog post on a certain schedule.  Most of the participants have chosen to attempt to write a...

10 Tips to Help Make Your Home Healthier

  In their new book “The Healthy Home: Simple Truths to Protect Your Family From Hidden Household Dangers”, authors Dr. Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz share how modern living has helped to contribute to hidden household dangers.  Here are just 10 tips from...

Spirituality and Caregivers

Is it just my age or are an increasing number of  people becoming more spiritual – searching for their  purpose in life,  a spiritual connection or are attempting to create a closer walk with their God?  I’m hearing a lot about finding joy, being grateful,...

Just Plain Sad….

Dear Friends I am sorry I have been absent for some weeks – I am sorry I have not been as prolific as usual.  Life happens, things get in the way….well….hmmm….. I do hope somebody missed me . A day or so ago, I wrote on Face Book that I was feeling sad.  Just that. ...