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Some facts and figures about home health care aides: The occupation of home health care aides is expected to be the 2nd fastest growing occupation in the U.S. between 2006 and 2016. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects home health care aids to grow in number from 767,000 to 1.15 million jobs by 2016. [...]
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Check out the review of new scale/foot care maintenance device for diabetics. At first, it doesn’t sound like a thrilling product: a scale with built in mirrors. Who wants to see yourself while weighing yourself? Uggh. But Diabetes Mine points out in a review that the product might actually be handy. Diabetics often struggle with [...]
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If your GFG wants to keep communicating via email …but is struggling with palsy or tremors… Microsoft has some good tips to help with typing on a keyboard. If you have a PC, the Windows options can be set up to ignore keystrokes that occur in rapid succession, or keystrokes that are held down for [...]
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In my experience with multiple Medicare-contracted agencies and hospice aid workers, we do need a) more caregiver aides, and b) better trained caregiver aides. We struggled for over a year to find an agency that would provide us with reliable aides who would actually show up and take care of my ailing GFG. I couldn’t [...]
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Don’t you hate the “wandering time”? That’s my name for the episodes when a GFG in a bout of dementia, will wander around the house, opening closets, cabinets, doors, windows — well anything with a latch! It can drive you crazy with anxiety. What if GFG gets out of the house and gets lost? What [...]
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A little bit of sunshine can brighten the mood, build bones — and maybe reduce a little bit of the mental confusion that comes with age. A large-scale study that will be be published in the Journal of Geriatric Psychology and Neurology used data on almost 2,000 adults aged 65 and over who participated in [...]
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I flew out to see a friend in Las Vegas last week. Jill had been on vacation with her elderly mother, who fell and became seriously ill from complications after the fall. Jill had been stuck at the hospital for several days in a strange city, without friends or family for support. So, I took [...]
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A recent study warned about the danger of drug interactions that can happen with multiple medications — often with over the counter nonprescription remedies. At least one in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people in the United States, take multiple drugs in combinations that can produce a harmful drug-drug interaction, and half of these [...]
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Some ideas for inexpensive and meaningful gifts for the disabled and elderly: A pocket shawl to keep the GFG warm, while providing pockets for books and tissues Amplified phone to help the hard-of-hearing Large print playing cards Walker basket Cup holder for the wheelchair or walker Bag or hanging pouch for walker Fleece sweatshirt Gift [...]
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If you have a far-flung family, it’s a challenge to remain connected. And the challenge becomes truly daunting when a family member cannot get online because of disability. I just saw a product that looked like the answer for grandparents who would love to get emails and photos of the grandkids…but don’t have internet access. [...]
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