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Category Archives: Assisted Living
Your Aging Parents and Technology: Taking Away Their Electronic Devices
Being a caretaker or decision maker for your elderly parents means having to make difficult choices, all in the name of safety—your parents,’ and those around them. Taking away their car keys is one such example; but have you ever … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, aging in place, Assisted Living, caretaking, Communication, Smartphones/Tablets/Devices
Tagged agingparents, caregivers, caregiving, communication, devices, eldercare, elderly, electronics, internet, iPad, isolation, safety, seniorcare, Smartphones, tablets, wellness
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Your Aging Parents: Reframing your Focus to Find the Bright Side of Caretaking
The job of caretaking your aging parents is one that is bittersweet. Aging is rarely kind to any living being, bringing with it a host of ailments, both emotional and physical; and yet, learning to refocus the grief or fear … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, aging in place, Assisted Living, caretaking, health and wellness, The Middle Ages
Tagged aging, agingparents, assistedliving, caregivers, caregiving, eldercare, middleagesblog, seniorcare, seniors
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Your Aging Parents: Ignoring the Situation Won’t Make it go Away
When I last heard from Lacey, she was having a crummy holiday season. She’d spent Christmas Eve in an airport, catching an exorbitantly-priced, last-minute, cross-country flight home to be with her ailing, aging parents, both in the same hospital but … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, aging in place, Assisted Living, caretaking, Communication, health and wellness, The Middle Ages
Tagged caregivers, caregiving, eldercare, safety, sandwichgeneration, seniorcare
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Surprise! Paying an Unannounced Visit to Your Aging Parent and Caregiver
Have you ever dropped in unannounced, just to check on your aging parent and his or her caregiver? If not, you should. There is so much more to true daily caregiving beyond just feeding, dressing and medicating a patient. Environment … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, agingparents, assistedliving, caregivers, caregiving, eldercare, elderly, eldersafety, residentialliving, safety, sandwichgeneration, seniorcare, welfare
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Transitioning into Residential Living
After months of back-breaking work, you’ve finally got your elderly parents out of the family home and settled into their new assisted care residence; yet something’s still nagging at you… Ah, yes. That would be your dad, who is … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, agingparents, assistedliving, elderly, guilt, residentialliving, sandwichgeneration
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