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Oct 2018
Family Caregiver Tips According to a 2015 National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP study there were over 34 million Americans caring for an adult aged fifty and older. So their numbers will increase as “Boomers” age. First “tip” is to share the responsibility. So, ask other family members and friends or hire help. Going ‘solo’ as a ...
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Oct 2018
Optimal Aging Tips – The Big Five Research shows us five areas to consider for optimal aging. Health is on every senior’s mind and to keep one’s mind and body healthy, we need to “work” at it. The Big Five include: Healthy diet, regular exercise, a sense of purpose, social engagement and learning new things. ...
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Aug 2018
Rescuing Evidence – Preserving the History of the Holocaust Rescuing the Evidence is a project of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. USHMM preserves testimonials and items from the people who perished or were witness to WWII. Time is dwindling away for any actual survivors as they are in their eighties and nineties now. The ...
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Aug 2018
Eldercare Nutrition is a Big Part of Being a Caregiver Grocery shopping and meal preparation are as important when caring for a senior retiree as it is for a growing child. We all do better when we are well-nourished. Eldercare nutrition means a heart and brain healthy diet. Heart and brain issues often show up ...
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Jul 2018
Parent’s Damaging Behavior – Understanding & Coping Parent’s damaging behavior may be a new phenomenon, more acute than when they were younger or just their personality complicated by older age and/or illness. For family members, especially the primary caregiver spouse, daughter or son it can be overwhelming, unpleasant and very destructive to all involved. If ...
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Jul 2018
Gambling Seniors May Develop an Addiction Gambling Seniors do so for recreation in the local casinos of South Florida- whether for fun, excitement, loneliness or boredom. Unfortunately for about one in twenty, this pastime becomes a problem. There are even Problem Gambling Counselors addressing this very issue. The gambling industry also targets retirees and older ...
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Jun 2018
Caregiver Types Summed Up Caregiver types are identified by former First Lady, Rosalyn Carter as basically past, present, future and in need of. Research backs this up as it finds that millions of Americans, at some point in our lives will need some in-home services, care, and assistance. Caregiver types are typically a spouse, adult ...
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May 2018
Millennial Caregivers – Be Kind to Your Grandchildren Millennial Caregivers are the next wave of family caregivers to take care of aging Americans. With ten thousand baby Boomers turning 65 daily, the tsunami has begun. The cutoff for Boomers is 1964 so there are many waves to come. Millennial caregivers will be the ones to ...
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Apr 2018
Anticipatory Grief and Caregiving Anticipatory grief is part of caregiving for many people. There are many difficult aspects to being a primary caregiver or have a loved one with a degenerative or incurable disease. One, which may not be recognized or addressed enough, is Anticipatory Grief. We tend to think of grief or grieving only ...
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Mar 2018
Senior Activities in the Community Senior Activities are important as it gets folks out of their home (many live alone) and out doing things with others with similar interests or causes. Here in South Florida, there are many senior activities to choose from, which may not be the case in other areas of the country. ...
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