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Six Risk Factors for Falls — and How to Help Prevent Them
One fall can be life changing for a senior. Here are some simple actions you can take to address common risk factors for falls.
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Seniors and Suicide: Tips for Supporting Your Loved One
People often ask what’s been the biggest surprise in serving seniors, and I tell them it’s the number of seniors who commit suicide.
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How Assisted Living Communities Help Seniors Stay More Active
Those of us who work in senior living mean well when we help a resident do things that maybe they could do themselves. It comes down to the balance between our desire for residents to be safe and the need for them to stay active.
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Three Tips for Taking Care of Yourself as a Caregiver
An old adage says, “You can’t take care of others if you can’t take care of yourself.” That was something my loved ones frequently reminded me about in 2012 when my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and I became her caregiver.
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Dementia Care vs Nursing Homes
Many people don’t know the difference between an assisted living dementia care community and a skilled nursing facility. They are different—and have different purposes—and that’s important to know when considering options for a loved one’s care.
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Are These Common Supplements Safe?
Research on the benefits of most supplements show very mixed results, and only about 23 percent of folks who take supplements are doing so at the advice of their health care provider. Here are three of the most common supplements and what the research tells us.
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Dementia and Sleep: 8 Tips to Keep Nighttime from Becoming a Nightmare
Night can become an anxious time as dementia progresses. The disease may interfere with the sleep/wake cycle in the brain, leading to overnight restlessness and daytime drowsiness, which can make symptoms worse. However, there are a number of helpful steps care partners can take that don’t involve drugs.
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Five Activities to Engage Someone With Dementia
One of the most crucial ingredients when caring for someone with dementia is meaningful engagement, which is proven to have a powerful positive impact for people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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Are We Overprescribed? Four Questions to Ask Your Doctor
According to a 2014 Harvard University Center of Ethics blog, an estimated 128,000 people die each year from drugs prescribed to them, making medication-related death the fourth leading cause of death in America.
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Four Tips for Caregiving on Vacation
Summer is the time for vacations and fun in the sun, but caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or another dementia can be challenging, especially in fiercely hot weather.
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Three Common Dementia Symptoms
As dementia progresses, many things a loved one does and says can be frustrating and hard to fathom. But understanding them can help you successfully respond and support the person.
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Why It's Important to Get Your Loved One With Dementia Outdoors
The need to go outside and connect with the earth’s cycles doesn’t disappear with Alzheimer's disease.
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Eight Steps for Dealing with Dementia Behaviors
One of the painful aspects of Alzheimer’s and dementia is the way it can seem to shift the person you love into acting like someone else.
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Why You Shouldn't Call Your Grandma Sweetie
Many seniors experience patronizing speech, or Elderspeak, every day. It may seem harmless, but elderspeak reinforces a negative stereotype of aging and can lead to poor health outcome
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5 Ways to Help Manage Diabetes in Seniors
It’s National American Diabetes Association Alert Day! This day is especially important for seniors since they are at risk of developing health related complications from Type 2 diabetes if not diagnosed and managed.
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