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	<title>Elder Care Cafe &#187; Caregivers</title>
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		<title>Caregivers Need Your Support and Understanding</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many caregivers involved in elder care are relatives of the aging senior. In most cases, they are caring for their family member out of love and compassion. By definition, caring is to feel a special interest or concern about someone or something. It takes a special person to care for someone else&#8217;s needs, especially on a daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three More Ways You Can Manage Caregiver Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managing caregiver stress is really on my mind this week. Not only have I had to deal with stress while caring for my elderly father since September 2006, but I have observed relatives who are caring for their family members. We are all of an age in our family where we are taking care of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Caregivers: What Does it Take?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Family Caregivers Association]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Family caregivers have been around for centuries. Many are unsung heroes who are willing to care for one or more family members, whether they are aging parents, a spouse, or children who are unable to care for themselves. They care for their family, their own needs often going unmet. But, if you seriously ask them, most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving: Physical Signs of Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blood pressure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical signs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[senior care stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Busy caregivers find they often forget about their own needs and desires as they spend many hours with their loved one. While their focus is on caring for someone else, their own needs are neglected to the point where their own physical health is jeopardized. Numerousstudies have shown that care giving can bring about illness and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Caregiver Tips You Can Put Into Practice Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 11:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As most caregivers know, no matter how stressed we get there are always ways we can improve our ability to take care of our loved one or patient. Sometimes care giving is a short term gig if our family member&#8217;s condition is terminal. However, all to often our time as a caregiver turns from months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiver Stress &#8211; A Website Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 10:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baby Boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver stress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often I enjoy cruising the Internet in search of other websites that have to do with care giving. Not only do I receive information on how to become a better caregiver, but the websites often give me information I can share with others. Caregiver stress is a serious issue. The stress of caring for another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Stress a Chronic Problem for Caregivers, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/chronic-stress-a-chronic-problem-for-caregivers-part-2.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/chronic-stress-a-chronic-problem-for-caregivers-part-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immune system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support groups]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most caregivers find out soon enough the stress caring for someone else can bring into their lives. What they may not realize is the toll that stress and chronic tension can take upon their body and mind. We discussed the two types of stress, acute and chronic, and what role they can physically in a caregivers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Stress a Chronic Problem for Caregivers, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/chronic-stress-a-chronic-problem-for-caregivers-part-1.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/chronic-stress-a-chronic-problem-for-caregivers-part-1.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blood pressure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conditions and Diseases]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heart disease]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2394</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An area caregivers should keep an eye on in their own lives is the possibility of chronic tension and stress. As caregivers are caring for others, there is a possibility their own health may suffer. As most caregivers know, caring for someone who has their own health problems is quite a challenge. Over time a caregiver [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gift of Peace</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/the-gift-of-peace.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/the-gift-of-peace.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cafe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Soul]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[higher power]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[God has given me a precious gift since we moved into our new home &#8211; the gift of Peace. Both Dad and I are feeling it, and are very much aware that we are living in a space filled with peace. As the new year descends upon us, I am preparing to write my goals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Years Resolutions &#8211; 2010 Version</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/new-years-resolutions-2010-version.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/new-years-resolutions-2010-version.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cafe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Soul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspirational]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year since the early 1990s I have written down my goals for the coming year. Some years I have had great success by diligently following my goals, while other years life seemed to take its own course and the goals fell by the wayside. Unfortunately, that was the case in 2009. In one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiver Exit, Part 2</title>
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		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/caregiver-exit-part-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers of Elder Care Cafe will undoubtedly realize I haven&#8217;t posted in quite a while. It has been a long  almost six weeks mainly due to a crashing computer that has since died. I just got my laptop back from my daughter who used it while at school. Today is a new beginning for Elder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregivers &#8211; The Importance of Infection Control at Home</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/caregivers-the-importance-of-infection-control-at-home.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/caregivers-the-importance-of-infection-control-at-home.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conditions and Diseases]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2280</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many caregivers fall into their role when a family member or close friend becomes ill or too old to care for themselves. Most of the time no training in how to give care has been provided, and caregivers are learning on-the-job so to speak. One area that may not come to mind for new or untrained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Advance Directives Are Important &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/why-advance-directives-are-important-part-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advance directives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Durable Power of Attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An advance directive is a document that allows a person to make his or her wishes for treatment known in advance. Many people choose to have a written document on file stating what medical intervention, if any, they would like in case of emergency or if they become incapacitated. What can I do now? One question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Advance Directives Are Important &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/why-advance-directives-are-important-part-1.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/why-advance-directives-are-important-part-1.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Doctors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Durable Power of Attorney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people don&#8217;t yet realize what having an advance directive means to them or why it is important to make sure one is in place prior to giving consent for medical treatment. Patients have the right to make decisions about the medical care they are about to receive. They also have the right to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregivers &#8211; Plan Your Holiday Meals Ahead of Time</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/caregivers-plan-your-holiday-meals-ahead-of-time.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/caregivers-plan-your-holiday-meals-ahead-of-time.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday meals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money saving tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the holidays quickly approach, there are a number of ways caregivers can reduce holiday stress. Planning holiday meals ahead of time will reduce the amount of stress caregivers experience as they are trying to buy presents, prepare more elaborate meals than usual, adjust to an influx of visitors, and control a budget that threatens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways Caregivers Can Overcome Holiday Stress</title>
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		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/5-ways-caregivers-can-overcome-holiday-stress.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are now in November and the holiday season is moving into full swing. Many people are already Christmas shopping, while others are preparing for a full house on Thanksgiving Day. For caregivers who are already stressed due to their daily duties and responsibilities, the holidays can look like a mountain they must somehow get over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home or Rehab?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/nursing-home-or-rehab.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last three years as caregiver to my now 87-year-old father has been quite a learning experience. After he landed in the intensive care unit (ICU) of an out-of-town hospital last August due to a fall down a flight of stairs, he was sent to a rehab center to continue his treatment. He spent three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving &#8211; How to Keep It All Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You made the decision. You chose to care enough for someone else that you were now their caregiver. Whether you decided to move in with the person you were caring for, or they moved in with you, you arrived at a time when you wondered how you were going to keep it all together. At some point in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving &#8211; Defining True Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, most of us lived our lives along a continuum of day to day experiences that grew into weeks, months, and years. One day we looked back and realized just how many years we have been on earth. At some time or other most of us have faced not only our own struggles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiver &#8211; A Peaceful Place Creates a Peaceful Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As caregivers soon learn, stress becomes part of their daily life. Long hours, mental and physical strain, and isolation, among other aspects, often leave the caregiver exhausted and at the breaking point. In the past, we have discussed a number of ways caregivers can de-stress when their duties seem overwhelming. Earlier this year I found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Caregiver Coping Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=1984</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are a caregiver to a loved one in your home twenty-four hours a day or you take care of someone daily or nightly in his or her home, at some point in time you will need to address the stress that comes along with being a caregiver. Recent studies reveal the toll stress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When It&#8217;s Time to Say Goodbye</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=1658</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t put a period where God has a comma - Shari Rose Shepherd As caregivers, there comes a time when we must say goodbye whether we are caring for a family member or patient, or a special loved one.  It is something we have all had to do at one time or another. What I have learned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Foreman Grills and Caregiver Exit Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dad and I had a conversation tonight that got me thinking about what happens when my caregiving days are at an end. Although it’s not the first time I have wondered what I would do or where I would go, for some reason the feeling of needing to seriously consider the future seemed stronger tonight. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insomnia &#8211; the Curse of Caregivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=1602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Caregivers, especially those who live in the same home as the one they are caring for, often have a difficult time getting a full night sleep. Whether the needs of their loved one keeps them awake, or the worry, strain, and stress inherent in their role as a caregiver weighs on their mind, eventually the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home Rehabilitation Important Part of Health Care Regimen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=1480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As some of you know, as my father was leaving a birthday party about ten days ago, he blacked-out at the top of a stairwell and fell face-first down a short flight of steps to the landing. Thankfully, the landing stopped his forward movement although he sustained a number of bruises including several on his [...]]]></description>
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