Elder Care Cafe

The other day as I was trying to reconnect to the old caregiving forums I used to inhabit several years ago, one of the sites I checked out was the AARP website. I was specifically looking for forums or discussion boards. What I found was the Community tab on the second group of tabs at [...]

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Recently someone sent me an email asking if I would link to their site. When someone asks me that I always check out the site to see if it is something I would want to promote. In this case, she was honest about the fact that it was a website directed specifically to seniors who [...]

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Guest Post By Patricia Brehm Getting older is a struggle for elders and caregivers alike. Most of the time when you wake up, get dressed, and go to see the elder in your life; you’re focused on their care. However, our minds are concerned with the greater health problems located in the heart, back, and [...]

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This post is out of my normal elder care, caregiver, and elderly seniors health care topics, but I wanted to let you in on what I think is going to be a great deal for anyone looking for a web hosting site. Hostgator has been my hosting site since the beginning of this website. Thankfully, I [...]

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Just who is the National Family Caregivers Association? They are a group of people who “educate, support, empower and speak up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the facilities of old age.” They believe all caregivers should have the recognition they deserve [...]

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The Administration on Aging (AoA) announced recently that 2010 is the Year of the Family Caregiver. This month celebrates the tenth anniversary of the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP). To help honor the program and highlight the important role caregivers play in the lives of those they care for, the AoA created a new [...]

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Every once in a while I run across a statistic that stops me in my tracks. The most recent statistic has to do with Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). The statistic? HAIs are one of the top-10 leading causes of death in the United States. They cause an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 associated deaths in [...]

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What a pleasant surprise I had this week when my Squidoo lens Elder Care Tips and Topics  was selected as Lens of the Day (LOTD) for Wednesday, September 15th. The best thing about being an LOTD is the number of people who stop by and leave comments. Many of them shared their own care giving [...]

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Wednesday, May 26 was the 17th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day, a day that is dedicated to the health and fitness of America’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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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Today I visited Dad’s local Senior Center and enjoyed a surprisingly delicious luncheon and visited with longtime friends of my parents. During my visit, I picked up an interesting 2010 calendar. The calendar was produced by the Do1Thing website (link below), and opened my eyes to an interesting concept.

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Social media such as Facebook and Twitter are hot topics of late. Some say if you are not a part of the trend, you are missing out on life. Others say the social media sites are time-consuming, distracting, and dangerous. Some people dabble in the growing phenomenon, others are addicted spending many hours a day [...]

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Earning blogging money is a lot easier than you might think. The most important thing to realize is that you need a good solid plan of action if you are ever going to have any hope of earning an income from your blogs. After I retired and became a caregiver to my father, I knew [...]

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Recently, I had the very pleasurable experience of enjoying a DVD filmed and edited by Bill Manning and produced by Natural Arts Media. Waterfalls is the title, and as the subtitle notes, the DVD does “Bring a New Level of Relaxation to Your Day….”

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