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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. ...
Compounding Pharmacies Provide Personalized Dosing Compounding Pharmacies are equipped to get the dosages of prescription medications down to the smallest degree. This means you don’t have to cut pills or tablets into smaller doses, since few of us can get each half or quarter cut in uniform sizes. This is especially true if Arthritis has ...
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Jan 2018
CEO Brain Function We Need to Exist CEO Brain Function (a.k.a. Executive Brain Function) in humans are extremely advanced. We can use critical thinking, planning or memory in ways that other beings cannot. Our brains also affect mood, behavior and personality, is the repository for language, our visual-spatial orientation as well as where our insight and ...
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Dec 2017
Family Visits with Ill Parents Family visits are typical in South Florida during the winter months. Many adult sons and daughters will visit their elder parents at least once a year to enjoy the sunshine. When an older parent has a disease or illness, some preparation from all sides are warranted. When a mother or ...
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Nov 2017
Holiday Season, Keep the Joy With Halloween over, the Holiday season is upon us! Thoughts go to Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah and hearts skip a beat. Shopping, meal preparation, gifts, family gatherings, travel, budgets, and planning all jumble together as the Holiday season takes over. It is “supposed” to be a season of thanks, good wishes, joy and ...
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Oct 2017
Elder Parent’s Finances are Often a Sign of Decline Parent’s finances and how they manage their bills and assets give a window into their cognitive and functional abilities. Older adults share to varying degrees information about their finances with their grown children. It is certainly a very personal matter and connects directly into our sense of ...
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