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The Benefits of Journaling for Dementia Caregivers & the Ones They Care for

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Taking care of a senior with dementia is a fluid, ever-evolving process. One day could be calm and peaceful, with your senior loved one taking pleasure in activities, eating healthy meals, and sharing laughter with you; while the following day can be fraught with agitation, anxiety, and sullenness. Just what will today bring? Figuring out […]

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Common Medication Problems to Avoid for Aging Adults

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A current study of over 2,000 aging adults finds that an astounding 87% take a minimum of one prescription drug, and a full 36% are taking five or more – together with 38% using over-the-counter meds on a frequent basis. Monitoring these medications in our later years can be quite tricky, and there are certain

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Tips for Managing Incontinence with Dementia

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Dementia care necessitates both empathy and creativity to deal with a range of complicated behaviors and effects, and that is especially true with regards to incontinence with dementia, something that is extremely common in Alzheimer’s along with other forms of dementia. These tried-and-true approaches are often helpful in decreasing the impact of incontinence and curtailing

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5 Tough (But Normal) Caregiver Emotions – and How to Manage Them

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If you’re feeling somewhat discouraged in your role as caregiver, take heart; you are in good company. Providing home care for aging parents is probably one of the more complex roles we can hold: extremely gratifying on the one hand, while simultaneously discouraging and ever-evolving, often leading to feelings of doubt about whether we’re up

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New Cancer Treatment May Be on the Horizon

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We are already aware of how astonishing our body’s immune system is in fighting invading bacteria and viruses and restoring us to health following an ailment, but the newest outcomes from a report by Cardiff University are positioned to generate an innovative and unforeseen advancement with a new cancer treatment that stops cancer in its

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Caring for Seniors with Dementia – Tips for a Calmer Environment

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Agitation is one of the more difficult effects of Alzheimer’s, and can be extremely challenging for family members to manage. The key is in taking steps to address agitation before it’s felt and expressed by the senior, which involves keeping track of what has triggered these feelings in the past, and creating a home environment

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Dementia Vision Problems: How Dementia Affects Eyesight & What You Can Do To Help

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The complex steps required to enable us to see are mind-boggling. In the blink of an eye, our brains are able to take transmitted information on the world around us, interpret that information based on input from other senses, memories, and thoughts, and then form a perception of that information to make us aware of

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Keys to a Successful Family Caregiver Meeting

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“It takes a village” was never a truer statement than when caring for an older loved one, and it’s important for that “village” to maintain effective, ongoing communication between each family caregiver in order to provide the best care, and to ensure that everyone involved in care is on the same page. It’s also crucial

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Chronic Dehydration in Seniors and How to Help

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Do you realize…almost one half of all seniors are chronically under-hydrated, as reported by a new research study conducted at UCLA? Not just that, but seniors over age 65 represent the highest category of hospital admissions because of dehydration. Dehydration can very quickly sneak up on older adults, who often have a diminished sensation of

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Laughter May Truly Be the Best Dementia Treatment

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Taking care of someone you love with dementia is definitely nothing to laugh about. However, research is frequently pointing towards the benefits of humor as part of an effective dementia treatment plan, and adding it into dementia care may be exactly what the physician ordered to help boost the wellbeing of a senior loved one. As an

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