In many situations, you start out as the primary care giver for your loved one. But what do you do when you need a break? Who is going to help you when you have errands to run? Or when you need to attend to your own family? Here are 7 tips to help you find [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )If your loved one lives near you, it’s easy to see the little things they aren’t doing anymore. Maybe they stop cleaning. Or forget to take their medicine. Because you’re near by, you simply pick up the slack, and make sure things get done. But what if you live a few hundred, or a few [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In February, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This act will allow individuals who receive Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Railroad Retirement or Veteran’s benefits to receive a one-time $250 check. Recipients will need to do nothing to receive the check. This is Good News with a Yellow caution flag [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )It usually happens right after a fall, an accident, or a trip to the hospital. All of a sudden you come face to face with the fact your elderly parent or loved one can no longer take care of himself or herself on a regular basis. They need help. The idea behind in home elder [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A lot of in home senior care agencies have been opening up across the Front Range. How do you know which one to choose? Is there a way to find a reputable in home care service within the Denver Metro area? Thanks to the Internet, it’s easier then ever. 1. Start by making a list [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.” The childhood litany quoted above could be an anthem for caution in today’s troubled economic world. Bernard Madoff revealed, in December 2008, that he had been running a Ponzi scheme that may result in losses of 50 billion dollars. Ponzi scams can [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Are you struggling with the idea of putting your loved one in assisted living? You know she would be more comfortable at home, but is it really possible? With todays in home care services and resources, seniors are now able to stay in their homes much longer. In home care service providers are there to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )A new study out of University of California, Davis, shows that memory, music and emotions are all activated out of the same region of the brain, which may impact the future of Alzheimer’s. According to the study’s director, Petr Janata, patients who have difficulty with their memory still respond to music. Music and songs take [...]
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