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	<title>Elder Care Cafe &#187; Elder Care</title>
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		<title>Family Caregivers Often Shoulder Much Responsibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Family Caregivers Association]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it is time to find a caregiver for someone who can no longer care for themselves, or at the very least needs assistance, we often find that those willing to provide that care are close family members. These people are willing provide care without pay out of love, respect, responsibility, duty, or a myriad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Hiring a Caregiver</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old age]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many caregivers work outside the home so it is not always possible to care for a loved one yourself. You may have circumstances that require you to seek outside professional help whether for several hours at a time or all day until you can arrive home from work. That doesn’t mean you can’t help out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elder Care During a Cross Country Move</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior citizen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Coastal Bend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traveling with an aging senior]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As caregiver to my 87-year-old diabetic father, I was concerned recently as we embarked on a journey of more than 1600 miles from mid-Michigan to SE Texas in a 16-foot Penske truck. Our goal was to move to an island near Corpus Christi so that we could be near my daughter and her family, especially my grandson. David [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Second Birthday Elder Care Cafe</title>
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		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/happy-second-birthday-elder-care-cafe-2.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happy Birthday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Texas Coastal Bend]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[WOW! as my grandson frequently says. In the busyness of our life this month, I forgot to celebrate Elder Care Cafe&#8217;s 2nd birthday. How could I forget such an important milestone after last year&#8217;s fabulous party. Elder Care Cafe officially opened for business on August 3, 2008 and we have come a long way since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer’s and Long Distance Care – Make the Most of Your Visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baby Boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to manage the care of your aging parents can be difficult in the best of circumstances. When you live many miles away, it becomes much more problematic to keep an eye on how they are doing. At some point in time, you will probably decide you need to see for yourself just what your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer’s and Long Distance Care &#8211; Verify Level of Need</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baby Boomers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long distance care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2905</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In today’s society, many adult children live quite a number of miles from their aging parents. When you live miles away from a parent who has a debilitating disease such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, the ability to care for your parent becomes much more complicated. You may have concerns about their nutrition, safety, and overall [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2874</guid>
		<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>Signs You May Have Developed Diabetes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conditions and Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes mellitus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A diagnosis of diabetes impacts a person’s life in many ways. My father was diagnosed with diabetes in 1990 and found he needed to make a number of changes in his life. Looking back over the last few years prior to his diagnosis we found that he had started to develop diabetes, but we didn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the PACE Program Can Do For You</title>
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		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/what-the-pace-program-can-do-for-you.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 10:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PACE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PACE program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, May 26 was the 17th Annual National Senior Health &#38; Fitness Day, a day that is dedicated to the health and fitness of America&#8217;s seniors. The day is part of the Older Americans Month celebrated every May. As we honor our seniors and celebrate those who are healthy and fit, it reminds us that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventing Osteoporosis-Related Injuries Among the Elderly</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/preventing-osteoporosis-related-injuries-among-the-elderly.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/preventing-osteoporosis-related-injuries-among-the-elderly.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conditions and Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteoporosis-related fractures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteoporosis-related injuries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preventing osteoporosis-related]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, I have struggled with osteoporosis for many years. After a couple of decades of bowling, more than one painful fall to my knees, and just plain lack of attention and care to my body, my knees are hurting. Doing lunges and squats while weight-lifting did not help either. Whenever I run across an article about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landmarks Along the Information Highway &#8211; Post Number 300</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/landmarks-along-the-information-highway-post-number-300.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/landmarks-along-the-information-highway-post-number-300.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Informaiton highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I realized I was getting close to my 300th post on this site, I started thinking about words such as milestone and landmark. First I thought this post was a milestone, but, according to the dictionary milestones mark a distance between two points. Writing this many entries might be considered a milestone, but then I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do the Elderly Require Less Sleep?</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/do-the-elderly-require-less-sleep.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/do-the-elderly-require-less-sleep.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elderly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep deprivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sleep Disorders]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent studies performed in the United Kingdom reveal elderly people require less sleep than do younger generations. How long a person sleeps at night is okay as long as he or she does not feel sleep deprived during the day.  The study also found that sleeping various (length) hours was okay as long as the person was not napping during the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review &#8211; Next Steps: A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/book-review-next-steps.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/book-review-next-steps.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Next Steps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many issues before us as we move into what the authors call the best half of our life. There are wills to write, plans to make as we consider what we will want or need if we become incapacitated, choices to consider as we age and possibly need to move into nursing homes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What To Look For In A Nursing Home</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/what-to-look-for-in-a-nursing-home.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/what-to-look-for-in-a-nursing-home.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nursing home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of considerations to take into account when looking for a nursing home. The best time to look for a nursing home is before you need it. Some people suggest adults over the age of twenty-one should be aware of the available options in their area in case of an emergency, such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home Ratings Now Available</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/nursing-home-ratings-now-available.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/nursing-home-ratings-now-available.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nursing home]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When families are looking for a nursing home for a loved one, their choices are quite often limited and they do not always know the quality of care their loved one will receive until it is too late. Now, there is a rating system that has been developed to assist families during this difficult emotional time. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Tough Decisions for Your Aging Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/how-to-make-tough-decisions-for-your-aging-parent.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.eldercarecafe.net/how-to-make-tough-decisions-for-your-aging-parent.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiver Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eldercarecafe.net/?p=2348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As our parents age, many of us find ourselves having to cope with our parents declining health. Not only do we need to help them deal with a growing number of health issues, but also make such decisions as whether they should stay in their own home, move in with a family  member, or relocate to an assisted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Gift of Peace</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elder Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Lifestyle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gift of peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[higher power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spirit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
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		<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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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<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>Why Advance Directives Are Important &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[advance directives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Durable Power of Attorney]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<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>Aging in Place Becoming a Booming Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Baby Boomers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with most any new trend, there are savvy entrepreneurs who will take advantage of a growing movement to offer their goods and services. Currently, that is the case with aging in place, the new buzz word for those families who are choosing to keep their parents and grandparents in their own homes as long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways Caregivers Can Overcome Holiday Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<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>Dementia and Palliative Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dementia and Alzheimer's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dementia patients often suffer unnecessary medical interventions because health care workers and family members do not realize they are close to the end of their life. What most people do not understand is that dementia is fatal. Recently, a dementia sufferer in her mid-nineties was admitted to the hospital by her family when they suspected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home or Rehab?</title>
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		<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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