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Managing Pain At Home

By Karen Kowal, RN, NCTMB
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Home Safety and Modification
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Long Term Care

It is important to alliviate pain because otherwise it can lead to physical and psychological difficulties. Article discusses options of pain management at home.

Memories, Meanings And Lessons For Life

By Eileen McDargh
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Death and Dying
  • Eldercare
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

One woman’s experience of the caregiving process and the important lessons she has learned.

Navigating the World of Managed Care

By Risa Levovsky
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Long Term Care

A caregiver might want to consider joining HMO to help him/her provide the best care for the loved one. Suggestions about what to do if you cannot get an appointment at a reasonable date with a physician that works for HMO.

Respite-One Caregiver’s Misfortunes

By Karen Evans
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Eldercare
  • Wellness

The author describes her misfortune in placing the loved one in a Respite facility because she was not well-informed.

Healing Daily Losses

By Alexandra Kennedy
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Death and Dying
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Long Term Care
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
  • Support Groups
  • Wellness

An examination on the many losses experienced in life through death, divorce, leaving home, etc and what they mean for the future.

Treatment for Overactive Bladder

By Eric S. Rovner MD
  • Aging
  • Eldercare

Overactive bladder might not be curable but it is definetly treatable. The combination of therapy and medications is a way to take control of your bladder and go back to your normal life.

Treating Symptoms, Not The Causes

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare

There may come a time when you are caring for your loved one, when the doctor treats only their symptoms versus the causes of the symptoms.

Sharing The Holidays When A Loved One Is In A Nursing Home

By Courtesy of ARA Content
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Eldercare
  • Grandparenting

Suggestions on how to bring the holiday spirit to the loved one when he or she is in a Nursing Home. Remember, the best gift is to visit the loved one as often as possible.

The Joy Of Reading Again Through Large Print Books And Audios

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Eldercare

For people who can no longer see small-print well there are available large print books and audio tapes on those books. The article provides a list of places where they can be acquired.

Daily Money Management Programs

By Federal Trade Commission
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Ideas and services to use Dailey Money Management Programs to help your parents or loved one, especially from afar

Pet Loss And The Elderly

By Martha Tousley
  • Aging
  • Eldercare
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs

There are many reasons why older people get so upset about the loss of a pet. This article lists suggestions on how to support the loved one when his/her pet passed away and what services are available to prevent pets from dying.

Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Caregivers Market Place

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare

TCAP offers you an opportunity to learn about and test new products pertinent to home health. And it affords you an opportunity to earn cash and eligibility for special awards.

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