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by Mary Nix Caring for Parents While You Are Away Not long ago, a good friend who is caring for her parents was getting ready to cancel a long anticipated trip overseas.  She had been planning this trip for several years. Senior Assistance and Nursing Home Safety Nursing homes provide senior assistance that many aging [...]

Welcome to the December 30, 2009 edition of eldercareabc carnival. Eldercare posts seen and heard around the blogosphere this week: Aging parent, caregiver, caregiving, finances, eldercare, elderly … Tips on choosing new Medicare D plan before Open Enrollment ends December 31, 2009. View original post here: Aging parent, caregiver, caregiving, finances, eldercare, elderly … Stretch [...]

by Joy Loverde There is No Such Thing as Role Reversal Will there ever come a day when I read the blogs and articles about caring for aging parents when someone does not caring for eldelry, caregiver supportmake the statement “parenting your parents?” And will there come a time when people stop making reference to [...]

Addressing Elder Law Issues with Your Parent Thanks goodness, my mom and dad had the foresight to consider legal issues such as a will, living trust and financial and healthcare powers of attorney, earlier in life.   When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and could no longer manage her financial affairs, my dad served [...]

By DJ HughesIf you are a caregiver of seniors in a nursing home, assisted living facility or even a caregiver for a senior at home, you know that music is special in their lives. Seniors enjoy a good tune and can appreciate an uplifting beat to help get them out of the doldrums and put [...]

By Beverly S.To love your elderly friend entails understanding some of their needs or demands. It also entails tender loving care and human warmth and compassion. 1) Visit regularly- Some elderly people tend to lose touch of their “older” friends. Either most are deceased or have some type of illness or health condition. It is [...]

by Richard Martindale Sending greetings cards is a tradition that first began in the 1830s. John Calcott Horsley in England and R. H. Pease in America were creating small cards with pre-written messages and greetings inside. The popularity and introduction of new post offices and a new postal service in both these countries helped Christmas [...]

By Jane WangerskyRight, right – you shouldn’t be shopping on Christmas Eve in the first place, but . . . stuff happens. So you may find yourself on your way home from work on the 24th with one or two or all of the presents on your list still unbought, and the thought of the [...]