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by Mary Jane Stern
The Medicare Prescription Drug program gives you a choice of different plans with different coverage and cost.  Medicare estimates that the extra help can be worth up to $3,900 per year.
The extra help can help you pay for:

Monthly premiums
Annual deductibles
Co-payments

But, you must be enrolled in the Medicare Part D program to get [...]

When people get a certain age, it becomes more difficult for them to take care of themselves. This can be because they cannot reach well enough to do so or even because a disorder prevents it. To help your loved one in your family with personal care, there are elderly hygiene products you can get [...]

It is not only the physical weakness that dawn once the old age arrives, but a feeling of insecurity in general also creeps in. This insecurity pertains to residence, finances, fulfillment of basic needs and other such things. The most important concern of the elderly at this age is their dignity and thus it becomes [...]

by Joy Loverde
Everyday life offers myriad opportunities to practice the art of forgiveness. For example, next time the store clerk shoots you a dirty look or a driver cuts you off in traffic, forgive her and him on the spot. You might say to yourself, “She’s having a bad day, let it go,” or say [...]

by Mary Beth Sammons
My 83-year-old mother, a feisty Irish woman, is determined to do something to help her neighbor Gloria, who lives just down the walkway from her at the Catholic elderly living center. Unbeknownst to Gloria, she is going to be told by her Bingo teammates that they no longer want her to be [...]

Welcome to the August 26, 2009 edition of eldercareabc carnival.

Edie Dykeman presents Home Care: Geriatric Care Managers Can Remove the Worry of Long Distant Parenting posted at Elder Care Cafe, saying, “Geriatric care managers oversee any and all areas of care of an elderly loved one, providing a sense of peace and well-being for adult [...]

by Joy Loverde
What’s the fewest number of people I can make mad at me today? This question used to occupy my thoughts most days when I was caring for my elderly father. Every time I turned around, somebody was angry at me for something.
From people who loved me dearly (including my father) to neighbors and [...]

by Mary Beth Sammons
I had thought I had heard it all about the war on the frontlines of senior care. But, what makes life so exciting is that just when you think you’ve got it down, you are suddenly surprised by humans and their unpredictable nature.
In order to understand this story, I suggest all of [...]