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The Lady At The Mall

By Marie A. Kennedy
  • Aging
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Long Term Care
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

An empowering story of a mother who was proud and supportive of her son with cerebral palsy at the time when others were not.

On Our Own Terms: Bill Moyers on Dying

By Bill Moyers
  • Aging
  • Legislation and Advocacy

Palliative care focuses on a quality end-of-life experience rather than trying to find a cure for a certain condition. Hospice is one of the well known palliative care providers.

Choosing A Caregiver/Home Care Aid

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging

Home care services are secured when the carerecipient does not require or want some type of institutional care. These services can be provided in many different areas.

Loved Ones Dying

By Maggie Davis
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Death and Dying
  • Wellness

A very inspiring and uplifting story.The author shares her end of life walk with both her parents…

Geriatric Care Managers Working With Attorneys

By Sheri D. Fanning, RN,C
  • Aging

Geriatric Care Managers are professionals trained in accessing the needs of the older adult. They can work well with an attorney as an advocate for the older adult.

Convincing Mom or Dad to Get In-Home Help

By Clare Absher
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Wellness

Bringing in outside help is frequently not a choice that many older folks are agreeable to. Discuss ways to convince mom and dad that in-home help is necessary.

Communications With Your Loved One-Part II

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

Communication focusing on resolving conflicts, turning them into cooperation and finding the peace that all parties should experience in these challenging times.

Getting Loved Ones to Accept Assisted Living

By Jacqueline Marcell
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Community Services
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Eldercare
  • Home Safety and Modification
  • Long Term Care
  • Residential Options

Convincing elderly loved ones to move from the comfort of the home they’ve known for years into an assisted living situation can be one if the toughest hurdles for families to accomplish.

The “Sandwiched Generation” Caregiver

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
  • Wellness

To overcome the challange of being a care-giver for aging parents, one ought to communicate with all family members and try to involve all of them in the process. The care-giver must not forget about his or her own well-being.

Telling Tales

By Mary C. Fridley RN, BC
  • Aging

How caregivers can prepare to take their elderly loved ones to a doctor’s appointment and valuable tips on how to get the most out of it.

Embalming

By National Funeral Directors Association
  • Aging
  • Community Services
  • Death and Dying
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

The practice of embalming has existed since early history throughout many lands and cultures. Embalming disinfects, temporarily preserves and restores, to an acceptable physical appearance, a dead human body.

Departing Or Death Bed Visions: (FAQ)

By Carla Wills-Brandon
  • Aging
  • Death and Dying
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Grief and Bereavement

A death bed vision or DBV is a powerful, comforting experience the dying and their family members often encounter just before death occurs.

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