Elder Care Articles
Learn how to care for yourself and your aging parents when their golden years are tarnished. Use these seven tips to reduce Sandwich Generation stress.
Sun, 4 Nov 2007: Retirement Investment Ideas - How To Get The Biggest Payoff
You have done your share. Now, it is almost your turn to shine and feel relaxed after so many years of toiling and sowing greener fields just to earn a living...
Sat, 27 Oct 2007: Caregivers Find Audio Books Beneficial
Caregivers have reported excellent results when they used historical, or biographical audio books to stimulate the memories of elders in their care.
Sat, 13 Oct 2007: Alzheimer's - Keeping Your Business On Track While Supporting Your Parent
Do you or any of your friends have a parent with Alzheimer's? It takes some innovative strategies to keep your business on track while supporting your parent.
Fri, 12 Oct 2007: How the Sandwich Generation Can Help Their Parents Create a Legacy of Meaning
Learn how to help your aging parents write an ethical will to be passed on to the following generations. Read about the experiences of others in the Sandwich Generation and get started by following these four suggestions.
Thu, 11 Oct 2007: Tips when Buying a Mobility Scooter
In the UK, mobility scooters are well established and have their place. They are an absolute boon when you are unable to get around easily, struggle to walk longer distances or simply want be able to
Sat, 1 Sep 2007: Advice For Seniors - Working Your Way Through Retirement
Caring for the elderly can be daunting and challenging at times. It is something to that everybody has something to worry about sometime. Everyone gets old in each and every family, and at the very le
Mon, 13 Aug 2007: Top 10 Tips For Traveling By Air With An Elderly Parent
Have you traveled with your elderly parent or parents when they were frustrated, overtired, and stressed? Based on personal experiences with my own mother, I've put together ten ways to help achieve a
Thu, 12 Jul 2007: Older Adult Substance Abuse: Your Spouse, Your Parent, Yourself
Anna drinks almost a bottle of vodka a day. She was recently hospitalized for dehydration due to a fall. She has lost ten pounds in the past two months. She lives alone with her dog as her main com
Tue, 10 Jul 2007: Role Reversal - When Parents Resist
Your parents are getting older. You see things slipping. The house is not as clean as it once was, your mother is increasingly forgetful, your father has lost weight, and you are concerned about the
Sat, 7 Jul 2007: Can You Retire Before You Die?
Most of us are familiar with these statistics... Out of 100 people who starts working at the age of 25, by the age 65:* 1% are wealthy* 4% have adequate capital stowed away for retirement* 3% are stil
Wed, 4 Jul 2007: Incontinence: Myths Exposed, and Helpful Tips
What exactly is incontinence? Incontinence is an apparent loss of the body's ability to control fecal or urinal activity. People suffering from fecal incontinence are unable to control bowel movements
Tue, 26 Jun 2007: Saving Your Family from Nursing Home Neglect
When our oldest relatives start to pass beyond their golden years and into a time when they need extensive care, sometimes the kindest thing that we think we can do for them is to put them in a situat
Sat, 19 May 2007: Insurance: Long Term Nightmare
Recent legislation in Congress may make it even more difficult for seniors to qualify for government-paid long-term care coverage. If you don't take action now, you may be setting you and your family
Wed, 25 Apr 2007: Home Stairlifts - How to Select the Right Domestic Lift
Is it difficult for you to climb up the stairs? And every time you have to go down you are afraid to fall? Then you have to choices - to move downstairs or to install a home stairlift. Domestic stair
Tue, 27 Feb 2007: Visiting Someone in the Hospital: 14 Helpful Tips
Most of us have had the opportunity to go and visit a friend with an illness or injury in the hospital. It can be a pleasant experience as they welcome you with a smile, or they may cry as you offer p
Tue, 13 Feb 2007: Special Gifts for the Elderly
Sometimes it isn't presents like clothes, home furnishings or appliances that mean the most to the elderly. At this time of their lives they are trying to get rid of those kinds of things. What is mos
Tue, 23 Jan 2007: The Guide To Selecting and Finding Caregivers For People With Alzheimer's
One of the most dreaded diseases in old age is Alzheimer disease. Although unlike cancer and heart problem, this is actually not fatal. In fact, people with Alzheimer can live for a long time with pro
Fri, 12 Jan 2007: Suriviving And Planning For Retirement
The financial security umbrella that most wage earners would like to shelter under after retirement is now leaking very badly indeed! Money savvy experts block up news channels and advertisement space
Thu, 11 Jan 2007: What To Look For In A Care Giver
Choosing the right caregiver for you depends on many factors including but not limited to your financial status, age, your personal needs, and your personal choice of the caregiver's gender. Latest re
Thu, 11 Jan 2007: What To Look For In A Nursing Home
Enrolling a loved one or a family member in a nursing home is a tough decision to make. You need to be assured that your loved one is safe and well taken cared off in that nursing home. The life of yo
Thu, 11 Jan 2007: How To Choose The Best Senior Housing For You
Going through life's sunset presents many daunting challenges and consequences. You will have to face financial constraints and inflexibility due to limited source of income, fixed social security ben
Thu, 11 Jan 2007: How To Chose A Retirement Home
Finding an appropriate retirement home could waste you precious time and money. So make sure you're ready to plan for this major change. Retirement homes are usually developed as a condominium or a co
Thu, 11 Jan 2007: Why Retirement Homes In Florida Are The Best
Each retiree has different needs, preferred leisure, abilities, and financial support. Most of them have only one thing in mind: comfortable living. Although many of the retirement homes in Florida of
Thu, 11 Jan 2007: Be Prepared For Assisted Living
Assisted living is simply finding help in the form of a care giver or a family member assigned to assist an elder who with illness or diminished mental ability is no longer capable of living an indepe
Page 3 of 4
[1] [2] [3] [4]
