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jnewport on
August 16, 2011
Starting 'the talk'
Ready to begin "the talk" with your parents? Experts offer these tips:
Start discussions early, while faculties are still strong.
Be patient. Forcing help is counterproductive.
Be sensitive to concerns, possible anger and frustration.
Avoid "shoulds" and judgmental comments.
If immediate intervention is necessary, it's often best received from a trusted family friend, clergy member or health professional
Realize you may be in your parents' shoes one day.
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jnewport on
August 10, 2011
Sometimes, resistance couched in financial terms has little to do with money at all. Maybe a parent can’t accept his need for help, dreads dependency and loss of control, fears mortality itself. “I can’t afford it” provides a good all-purpose excuse.
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jnewport on
August 09, 2011
Are bills piling up in your loved one’s home in Walnut Creek, CA? Did he miss a mortgage payment? Overwithdraw his checking account? With age, many seniors start to experience changes that make it harder for them to manage their finances on their own. Uncharacteristic incidents of mismanaged...
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jnewport on
August 08, 2011
In an editorial accompanying the study, Dr. Mitchell H. Katz, of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, concluded, "Decreasing hospital readmissions offers the hope of improving care while simultaneously reducing health-care costs."
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jnewport on
August 07, 2011
“Redefining your relationship – finding a place where a spouse can be a partner, too – all that gets very difficult... I’m a caretaker now – whatever I can do to help her.”
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jnewport on
August 05, 2011
During a visit with your mother, you notice a stack of wire transfer receipts totaling more than $65,000. When you ask what they’re for, she says she’s investing in a new hi-tech company. After you investigate further, you think she’s being scammed by fraudulent telemarketers. What...
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jnewport on
August 01, 2011
In the article, "More Evidence That Exercise May Keep the Brain Sharp" researchers found that those who were the most physically active had a 90 percent lower risk of developing significant cognitive decline, and women who took a brisk 30-minute walk every day, or its equivalent, had the lower risk ...
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