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Caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia requires many skills, including keeping your parent safe. Unfortunately, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, six out of ten people with Alzheimer’s will wander at some point during the disease.
Wandering can mean that your parent wanders away and becomes lost on foot; it can also [...]

It’s likely that you’re at the top of your game in your career. Maybe you just re-entered onto the career path of your dreams after raising your children. Or perhaps you simply enjoy what you do. But now you are being called on to provide eldercare for your parents. What to do?
It’s hard not to [...]

Welcome to the April 28, 2009 edition of  The EldercareABC Blog Carnival.
Just as April showers give way to May flowers, caregiving can also present challenging and rewarding cycles.  The following posts have been kindly submitted by bloggers all over to help caregivers offering senior help to enjoy and endure those cycles.
Eleanor Feldman Barbera presents Caregiving [...]

Robots providing senior assistance to the elderly and the disabled have been making the news lately, but researchers and engineers have been working on them for years.  I recall watching the Jetsons Family cartoon while growing up and loving Rosie the Robot. The personable Rosie was the Jetson’s maid, but the senior assistance Carebots that [...]

If your parent would be overwhelmed by a large assisted living facility that looks like a 5 star hotel, perhaps a small senior care home would be a better fit.
Small Senior Care Home Advantages

Intimate, home-like atmosphere
Better caregiver to resident ratio when compared to a large [...]

The following is an excerpt from “The Caregiver in MidLife: Where their needs end and yours begin,” by Ellen Besso.
Stopping our mind train and controlling our tendency to over-schedule may sound easier said than done, but it is quite possible depending on the priorities we set. If our thinking tells us: “I must…“, or “I [...]

Senior citizens are precious possessions of our society and with their experience they can do wonders. They do not always want someone to assist them while they walk or talk to them all day, nor do they want someone to help them climb stairs or take them to dinner parties. To make these senior citizens [...]

Providing elderly in home care in your home will require planning and extra safety measures. These senior care safety guidelines are a great place to start:
In the Bathroom

Slipping hazards – Add decals or a bath mat in slippery tubs. Be sure to use nonskid rugs on the floor of the [...]