Category 'Planning for Eldercare'

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by Rita Ude on May 22, 2012 1 Comment

The June edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter contains information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Senior Hoarding

by Steven Lowrey on May 01, 2012 0 Comments

“Our hopes in addressing these senior hoarding issues – whether it is a single hoarded room – or a kitchen that is so covered in clutter that a meal cannot be properly prepared – it is important for families to realize that we are able to rectify the situation, and be able to foster appropriate leveled care for their loved one,” Lowrey stated, “Right at Home works diligently with providing exceptional care for their clients. With alliances with outstanding companies such as SteriClean to offer their professionalism and dynamic clean up support, Right at Home can best assist families and their loved ones in what may be a very difficult, traumatic, and stressful time.”

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..Pat Summitt's retirement as Tennessee coach could lead to her raising awareness of Alzheimer's

by Steven Lowrey on April 20, 2012 0 Comments

If there was ever a disease that needs a powerful, poignant face, it's that one.

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Breaking the Myth: Is This A Qualified “Senior In Home Care Agency” or Not?

by Steven Lowrey on April 02, 2012 0 Comments

But often times – in the Sacramento/Yolo market – many in home care companies misrepresent themselves as an “In Home Care Agency”, and many senior clients do not actually realize that the company that they are considering, may not indeed be an actual qualified senior home care agency, but rather an independent contractor, who disguises themselves by titling their companies as an "operated domestic referral agency".

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What Is Palliative Care?

by Rita Ude on March 20, 2012 0 Comments

Many people associate palliative care with end-of-life hospice care, but palliative care is offered at any stage of disease and can supplement curative treatment.

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U.S. Faces the Growing Challenges of an Aging Population

by Rita Ude on February 14, 2012 5 Comments

During the next 30 years, the number of Americans over the age of 65 and the proportion of those individuals over 85 are expected to double, impacting the economy, employment, healthcare and social services.

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Sandwich Generation Survival Tips

by Rita Ude on February 07, 2012 0 Comments

Are you a member of the sandwich generation? If you are raising children while caring for your elderly parents, you definitely are. Read the suggestions on how to protect yourself and your family.

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Daily dose of insulin nasal spray could delay Alzheimer's

by Steven Lowrey on January 31, 2012 0 Comments

Daily dose of insulin nasal spray could delay Alzheimer's A pilot study finds that shooting insulin deep into the nose helps keep Alzheimer's at bay by Mariella Moon | Last updated 1:59PM EDT on September 14, 2011 Filed under: News | Computers Whenever insulin is mentioned in the co...

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The Battle Against IHSS Budget Cuts

by Steven Lowrey on January 26, 2012 0 Comments

If the government continues to place budget cuts on social services, a whole minority and age group could be condemned to live in a life of poverty and institutionalization.

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Alzheimer's: French scientists focus on key target

by Steven Lowrey on January 25, 2012 0 Comments

In 2010, Alzheimer's Disease International, the umbrella body of national associations for the disease, estimated that the number of Alzheimer's sufferers will mushroom from 35.6 million people worldwide to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050.

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