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Dec 2015
Old Age: What is True or False? Old age is getting longer as we live longer and there is a lot of misinformation about this stage of life. What they can do and what they can no longer do well. Since Americans are seeing a tsunami of seniors now in their 80s and 90s with ...
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Dec 2015
Spousal Care Partner Entering the World of Dementia Care Partner or caregiver is the new role a spouse assumes once their spouse or other loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease or other type of Dementia. As it occurs more often in Older Adults, other aspects of aging and health issues are ...
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Nov 2015
Pets can be a great source of joy, love and connectedness, especially for Seniors who live alone. Research overwhelmingly shows that having a pets is very good for seniors. So much so that many Independent and Assisted Living communities allow pets. Animal visits to Nursing Homes or other facilities are looked forward to. Whether a ...
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Nov 2015
Setting limits around the holidays is a way of making it through holiday stress. Spending money is just one of the stresses we encounter around the holidays. Sure it should be a wonderful time of family, friends and good cheer but we all know that “The Holiday” also pose some real challenges as ...
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Nov 2015
Learn some important tips about your money. You are invited to come hear “The Number Detective”, Randy Ostreich, discuss how to find missing money, get ready for tax season, build credit in your name, protect against Identity Theft and more. The presentation will be at the Boynton Beach Senior Center on Thursday Dec. 3rd, 2015 ...
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Oct 2015
Aging Drawbacks Can Occur Through Longevity Aging drawbacks can present new challenges. Without a little extra help, routine activities of daily living and routine household chores can become aging drawbacks. Hiring a certified and compassionate home care aide from Paradise Home Health Care can help older people handle those activities including assistance with bathing, grooming, ...
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Oct 2015
Home Safety, Comfort and a Stimulating Environment Home Safety involves “safe proofing” a home for a loved one, parent or spouse who has cognitive impairment, memory loss and poor judgement goes beyond grab bars in the shower. Since older adults choose to remain in their own home, some modifications ought to be made to accommodate ...
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Oct 2015
Elder Father Recognizing Need for a Home Care Aide Recognizing need for Home Care is an important step to accepting some in-home assistance. Following back problems and having his daughter stay with him, an older parent recognizes the inconvenience to his daughter and her family. He decides that the next time he needs help at ...
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Oct 2015
Grief is often felt by Spousal Caregivers when loved one is still with us All people react to illness, caregiving, grief and loss in very individual ways. Even when circumstances are similar, and an ending comes into focus, each person in the family and those people all around them, will experience grief differently and act ...
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Oct 2015
Medicare Open Enrollment Period Medicare Open enrollment is here. Time for American seniors aged 65 and older to make changes to their Medicare health coverage or switch to Medicare from managed plans. Medicare Open enrollment is from Oct. 15th through Dec. 7th, 2015. There are several parts to Medicare and they are not free. Traditional ...
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