Doctor Visits With Our Senior Parents Are Beneficial to All

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  • Posted on Feb. 6th, 2012

by Kaye Swain When our kids are little, trips together to the doctor are quite commonplace. Heading to the doctor’s office alone is one of those special growing up moments most will take in their late teens. Time passes, and then many of us experience another bittersweet moment. We are once again involved in accompanying [...]

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What Joy Loverde Wants You to Know About Going Back to School

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  • Posted on Oct. 6th, 2011

If you live and work near Denver and Boulder, Colorado you are one of the lucky ones. Have you heard about Active Minds™? Since 2002, a few educators began reading poetry in a church basement; soon after their agenda included educational courses focusing on contemporary global issues, historical themes, music appreciation, great decisions and foreign [...]

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What Should I Look for in an Alzheimer’s Care Facility?

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  • Posted on Apr. 24th, 2011

By Joshua Fink Families of persons who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia will be somewhat relieved to learn that more and more assisted living for memory care facilities have become available in recent years. For so long, the illness was simply diagnosed as senile dementia in seniors and left to [...]

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Activities for the Elderly: 5 Tips on Keeping Seniors Active and Healthy

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  • Posted on Mar. 31st, 2011

By Steven Watson, Ph.D. The quality of life for many seniors suffers because they don’t remain active. While it’s true that the elderly do slow down and have limitations to what they can do, it is inaccurate to think that they can’t continue to exercise and take part in the world around them. There are [...]

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Benefits of Reading Aloud to the Elderly

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  • Posted on Mar. 28th, 2011

By Nancy Lavender While chatting to members at our Day Centre, I realized that many of the elderly folk could no longer read books. They could still pick up a newspaper or magazine and read bits and pieces, but because of failing eyesight, reading for any length of time was too tiring for their eyes. [...]

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Alzheimer’s: Not Just About Memory But Ability To Plan, Organize And Reason

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  • Posted on Mar. 26th, 2011

By Gloria H Schneider Most of us notice subtle signs of change when our parents begin to age. It is expected they begin to move more slowly, have less strength, dexterity and energy. It is also normal to have reduced hearing and vision issues or possible problems with incontinence. Even some memory changes are a [...]

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Senior Alzheimer’s Care Tips

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  • Posted on Mar. 25th, 2011

By Roberto Rodriquez Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting about 5.3 million Americans of all ages in the year 2010. Comprising this number is 5.1 million people aged 65 and above and 200,000 individuals under the age of 65 and who are experiencing the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. This condition, [...]

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Giving Grandparents a Happy and Perfect Time

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  • Posted on Mar. 23rd, 2011

By Nadine Torres How many of us have been raised by grandfather or grandmother? Most of the times when mom and dad separate or got divorced the ones who look out for children are the grandparents. This is very common scenario in any parts of the globe. Another usual case is having grandparents who spoil [...]

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