Elder Care ABC

Welcome to the September 22, 2010 edition of EldercareABC Blog Carnival It appears that all of our usual submitters are busy caregiving this week, so we’ve gathered snippets that have been seen and heard this week about aging,  eldercare, Medicare,  caregiving and more!  Thanks for reading and hope all our readers and usual contributors  are [...]

by Joy Loverde Room monitor systems have been around for years in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. Now the same technology is coming home to you. Why are so many families opting for this family caregiver tool? Because most of us don’t live under the same roof and we spend a lot of time worrying [...]

By Bob Kohut I was having a rare dinner out with one of my sons the other night when I couldn’t help overhearing a conversation going on between a very elderly woman and her adult son at the next table. The sum and substance of it all was that the woman kept talking about memories [...]

by Kum Martin A hallucination does not require an external stimulus for a person to see, smell or hear things that are not present. This is an abnormal perception and many elderly people end up suffering from hallucinations. However, hallucinations can be controlled through medications in majority of the cases. Many elderly people suffer from [...]

By Hal Robertson If you are an elder care giver, a great way to reduce stress is to simply be accepting of limitations – both your elder’s and your own. Don’t constantly dwell on small irritations – look at the big picture. The house is dusty and your elder is still in the same shirt [...]

by Bob Kohut When most of us come in contact with an elderly senior who seems to be losing their memories and speaking and moving about more slowly than they used to, we often automatically assume that dementia is setting in.  Since most forms of dementia are considered untreatable, we do the best we can [...]

by Joy Loverde Aspirin – you know the stuff. When you were a baby, Mom used to crush it into tiny pieces and let it dissolve in orange juice to make it easier to go down. Today perhaps you carry aspirin in your purse or back pocket to ward off a nasty headache or hangover. [...]

Welcome to the September 15, 2010 Edition of  The EldercareABC Blog Carnival. In honor of National Assisted Living Week we have gathered news and thoughts on Assisted Living for this week’s carnival for your reading pleasure. The ‘World’ According to Andrew Jenks | PopEater.com When I’d done the documentary about living in assisted living, I [...]