Elder Care ABC

By Sian P Wilson Research has proven that for those individuals suffering from an illness or disability, that living in the comfort and familiar environment of their homes can contribute significantly to their physical and mental well being and rates of recovery. As modern society is progressing to an hourglass formation of population distribution, whereby [...]

By Dave Saunders The alarm goes off! You feel that bolt of dread and fear in your heart. Will you make it through the day? Will you hold on by your fingernails and ju barely make it to the end of the day? Will your cognitive problems cause you more humiliation? Will you be able [...]

by Mary Jane Stern Medicare recently redesigned their website (www.medicare.gov) and there are a lot of new and interesting areas to explore.  One that caught my eye was to a government website about Medicare fraud (www.stopmedicarefraud.gov). Because of the confusion with Health Care Reform, there were various scammers out-and-about and one in particular dealt with [...]

by Joy Loverde Up until the time Bill got sick, everything was going perfectly regarding the move. The house had sold quickly. Mom and Bill already had a place to live in Chicago. Mom was happily shopping for new furnishings. I had already packed up their belongings in Florida and shipped them to their new [...]

Welcome to the May 19th, 2010 EldercareABC Blog Carnival! The Blog Carnival site is down tonight, so I’ll add the submissions once it is accessible again.  In case that doesn’t happen soon, here are some interesting eldercare and caregiving news and posts from around the web. Gail Sheehy: “Passages in Caregiving” | The Diane Rehm [...]

by Joy Loverde Bigger than the tsunami of an aging population is the issue of mobility and how all of the old people are going to get around when they can no longer drive. Here’s an email I received recently from a concerned daughter” Is there any protection of rights for a blind elderly person [...]

by Mary Jane Stern Do you suspect Medicare fraud?  Are you reluctant to report it?  Reporting any type of fraud helps protect yourself, Medicare and millions of others who might be a potential victim. Every Medicare beneficiary receives a payment notice from Medicare. It’s called the Medicare Summary Notice (MSN).  Take a few minutes to [...]

There are many advantages of raised bed vegetable gardening. For starts, the soil in the beds will warm up quicker in the spring, allowing you to get an early start on some crops. It can also be easier to garden for some, since they required less bending and stretching. Elderly gardeners in particularly often find [...]