Archive for September 2017

More at… https://alzfdn.org/alzheimers-foundation-americas-medical-scientific-memory-screening-advisory-board-develop-new-recommendations-fight-alzheimers/

(September 21, 2017)—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) recently convened a roundtable meeting of its Medical, Scientific and Memory Screening Advisory Board in Washington, DC to discuss ways to solve some of the emerging issues in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.  The discu… Read More

More at… https://starlightcaregivers.com/blog/10-scary-scams-targeting-seniors-and-how-to-avoid-them/ By Clark.com staff, July 4, 2017 Crimes against the elderly continue to skyrocket each year, as criminals continue to find more ways to carry out both new and old scams. In fact, seniors lose billions of dollars a year to home repair scams, investment scams, IRS scams and various other cons targetin… Read More

More at… https://www.caregiverstress.com/geriatric-professional-resources/professional-development/27420-2/

Like any other day, Jake took a break from his shift at the warehouse to have lunch at the diner around the corner. Sally, the server, had come to know him quite well. She knew, for example, that Jake often took time off work to care for his dad, who had Alzheimer’s disease. “How’s your&#82… Read More

More at… https://www.caregiverstress.com/2017/09/zen-grocery-shopping/

A family caregiver finds time to solve several caregiving problems while shopping for her senior mother.

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More at… https://www.caregiverstress.com/geriatric-professional-resources/development-training/navigating-senior-care-options-professional-caregiver-webinar/

This web seminar will address the variety of options available to older adults in need of assistance, including resources for staying at home with in-home help, and alternative housing options.

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More at… https://starlightcaregivers.com/blog/the-potentially-deadly-condition-that-may-follow-a-hospital-stay-2/ Venous thromboembolism (VTE) might be the most serious condition you’ve never heard of. The disease starts with a blood clot, or thrombosis, that forms in a deep vein in the leg (or, less frequently, the arm). This clot is known as deep vein thrombosis. If the clot breaks off, travels through the … Read More

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Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News It does not take a hurricane to put nursing home residents at risk when disaster strikes. Around the country, facilities have been caught unprepared for far more mundane emergencies than the hurricanes that recently struck Florida and Houston, according to an examin… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tcv-humor/caregiver-humor-jose-is-lisas-chaparro/ If we’re to survive, we caregivers must find something to laugh about. We’ll thrive and find joy each day, when we tap our well of caregiver humor. There’s much to laugh about in simple everyday interactions if we stop being so serious about ourselves. I used to visit, José, my caregiver … Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/avadian-musings/its-not-the-thought-that-counts/ Nearly 20 years ago, I delivered a speech in honor of a former caregiver for her husband with Parkinson’s. I titled it, It’s NOT the Thought That Counts. The speech was inspired by regret. In 1994, while on a tight schedule in Milwaukee, I decided not to squeeze in a visit to a very ill friend w… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tips-caregivers/call-to-participate-in-los-angeles-aging-survey/ Survey to Meet the Needs of Aging Population Los Angeles County (home of The Caregiver’s Voice) is conducting a survey to address the needs our diverse aging population. It includes questions about caregiving for people with dementia/Alzheimer’s. DEADLINE October 1, 2017  The survey is … Read More