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Elder Care Cafe
http://www.eldercarecafe.net/
Provides information and support to aging seniors and their caregivers.
- Added on: Feb 16th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Edie Dykeman
- Listed in: Boomers
- Tags: aging health care elder care alzheimer's senior citizens caregivers
Recent Posts
Aging in America – The Loss of a Loved One
We were saddened last week by the death of my Dad’s sister, my Aunt Vi. She was 92-years-old at the time of her death. She and Dad had spoken by phone almost daily since the death of her husband in 2001, which was especially helpful to Dad afte...
Caregiver Exit, Part 2
Readers of Elder Care Cafe will undoubtedly realize I haven’t posted in quite a while. It has been a long almost six weeks mainly due to a crashing computer that has since died. I just got my laptop back from my daughter who used it while at ...
Medication Safety Tips
Our recent emergency reminded me how important medication safety is to a person’s health and well being. When Dad fell down a stairwell several months ago, he was out of town at the time. EMTs took him to their local hospital, and over his thre...
Caregivers – The Importance of Infection Control at Home
Many caregivers fall into their role when a family member or close friend becomes ill or too old to care for themselves. Most of the time no training in how to give care has been provided, and caregivers are learning on-the-job so to speak. One area ...
Why Advance Directives Are Important – Part 2
An advance directive is a document that allows a person to make his or her wishes for treatment known in advance. Many people choose to have a written document on file stating what medical intervention, if any, they would like in case of emergency or...
Why Advance Directives Are Important – Part 1
Many people don’t yet realize what having an advance directive means to them or why it is important to make sure one is in place prior to giving consent for medical treatment. Each patient has the right to make decisions about the medical care ...
