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The Professional Care Manager's PerspectiveProfessional geriatric care managers are on the frontlines when it comes to understanding the day-to-day needs of older people. Providing insights, expertise and an objective voice, the care manager is an advocate, an advisor and a health and human services specialist. Our blog contributors share their knowledge of the issues they are passionate about, all of which add to seniors’ quality of life.The current post is by Joan Garbow, MSW, LCSW, CCM. View Bio + Subscribe to this blog (Receive emails announcing new posts)
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Memory MattersExpert advice, information and understanding when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, dementia or other memory issues. + Subscribe to this blog (Receive emails announcing new posts)
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Voices in CaregivingExperts in a wide range of elder care fields share their knowledge and advice and welcome your comments. + Subscribe to this blog (Receive emails announcing new posts)
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Home Health Care Supply Guide for SeniorsA picture is worth a thousand words, but a few lines of real text are often helpful when shopping, especially when the item must serve a serious purpose, like elder care aids. Parentgiving’s Julie Davis goes behind the product description of essentials for better living for seniors and offers insights to help you make the right choices. + Subscribe to this blog (Receive emails announcing new posts)
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Everyday Elder Care With NickyNicky Silverstein may not yet have seen it all in the 15 years that her mother-in-law Shirley has lived with her family, but almost. From dealing with the daily idiosyncrasies of a 91 year old (yes, 91!) who still wants her hair done every week to the daily stresses of holding down a fulltime job and worrying when Shirley’s home health aid doesn’t show up, Nicky knows how to handle just about anything life shoves at her. And she still has her sense of humor. Well, you’d have to, or you’d go nuts. + Subscribe to this blog (Receive emails announcing new posts)
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Founder’s SayLynn Altman, David Zoll, and Bob Silver, Parentgiving’s three founders, share the personal caregiver stories that led them to create this website. Each founder is passionate about different aspects of the caregiver role. For David, it’s having access to as much information as possible. Bob wants to preserve mobility in seniors by preventing falls and, when end-of-life care is needed, wants families to know there’s help for every facet of the process. Lynn, a new mom, stresses readiness, preparing for parentgiving the same way we prepare for parenting. + Subscribe to this blog (Receive emails announcing new posts)
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The Alzheimer's and Dementia ExchangeFrom the moment you suspect a problem, the challenges mount, starting with possible resistance from your parent to acknowledge even the possibility of a cognitive condition. “What’s the point of knowing if there’s no cure” is the attitude some people have. What’s your attitude? |
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Making Diabetes Easier To ManageDiabetes often requires constant monitoring, but keeping it managed is the way to prevent diabetes from taking its toll on the body and cascading into other illnesses. We hear about how often diabetics lose extremities because of the disease, but not enough is said about preserving vascular health to keep blood flowing to those extremities. What are you hearing? |
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The Nursing Home Or Nurse-In-HomeThe overwhelming majority of people want to stay in their own home…forever. Is this physically possibly? Is it financially the best choice, even if care from a home health aide is a must? This forum explores how to help parents stay in their own home with the help of caregiving alternatives, technological advances and ideas from you that make it safe. |
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Caregiver 101: Support For NewcomersIt starts with a crisis, the 911 phone call, a fall, maybe a hospital stay. Too few of us ever think about this day coming, much less prepare for it. Now what?, you’re thinking. How to get a handle on the new responsibility. |
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Ask The Care ManagerLeading professional geriatric care managers from around the country answer your most frequently asked questions. From financial issues to caregiving topics, this is advice you can use immediately. Have a question? Post it here. |
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