Five Places to Turn to for Reading Materials When You Can’t...
To pass time during the coronavirus pandemic, your mom sits and reads for hours. She only has so many books in her home, and her area has made books non-essential items, so stores and libraries are shut. She needs more to read, but she doesn't know...
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Does Weight Loss Reduce Risk of Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer is among the most common kinds of cancer that occurs in men. Typically, it is a slow growing kind of cancer. However, some cases of prostate cancer are more aggressive and spread to other organs more quickly. Because of the...
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Is Your Senior Experiencing More Frequent Loneliness?
Loneliness is a big problem for older adults. It often stems from some sort of self-isolation that might have begun for a reason or by accident. Understanding what can cause the problem helps you to spot possible solutions. [caption...
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Dealing with Sleep Issues and Dementia
Sleep problems are a big issue for older adults, but if your aging family member has dementia, those sleep problems might be more pronounced. Here’s what you need to know. [caption id="attachment_1705" align="alignright" width="300"] Home Care...
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What Do You Need to Know about Pain if Your Senior...
Pain is often undertreated in people with dementia. That doesn’t happen for malicious reasons, but instead because it can be difficult to recognize pain in people with dementia. This is even more true if your senior is non-verbal because of her...
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What Can You Do about Embarrassing Outings with Your Senior?
As your senior gets older, you might find that she has more embarrassing outbursts than you’ve ever experienced with her before. The first few times that this happens, you might feel as if you just don’t know what to do. As her caregiver,...
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