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Tag Archives: aging
Why Your Aging Parents Need a Voice-Activated Home Speaker
While voice-activated smart speakers (Amazon’s Alexa-enabled Echo and Google Home) were not created specifically with senior citizens in mind, these fairly inexpensive gizmos are a futuristic dream come true for any member of the sandwich generation who is caring for … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, aging in place, Communication, health and wellness, medication
Tagged aging, agingparents, alexa, echo, eldercare, elderly, Google+, seniors, tech, technology
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Make a Phone Call, Make a Difference
How often do you call your aging parents? (Pause for uncomfortable silence…) I completely understand. I have been there myself. Now, In this digital age especially, it can feel as though your days are not your own: work seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Communication, health and wellness, News and Press, The Middle Ages
Tagged aging, communication, depression, isolation, sandwichgeneration
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Are You a Caretaker? Make Your Life Seem Calmer in Less Than 30 Minutes a Day
By now we all understand why the term “sandwich generation” was coined. It’s an apt description of living life as the main caregiver for two generations, one above and one below. This person is sandwiched in-between his or her two … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, agingparents, caregivers, caregiving, eldercare, elderly, health, meditation, safety, sandwichgeneration, self-care, seniorcare, wellness
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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
Posted in Aging, Assisted Living, health and wellness, The Middle Ages
Tagged aging, agingparents, assistedliving, caregivers, caregiving, eldercare, elderly, eldersafety, residentialliving, safety, sandwichgeneration, seniorcare, welfare
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Show Mom and Dad How Much You Care … With a Package!
There’s nothing quite as thrilling as receiving a package in the mail. Even if you already know what’s inside, there’s still that sense of exhilaration as you race to cut open the packaging and get inside the wrapping as quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, health and wellness
Tagged aging, agingparents, assistedliving, carepackages, diet, eldercare, elderly, sandwichgeneration, seniorcare
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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
Posted in Aging, Assisted Living, The Middle Ages
Tagged aging, agingparents, assistedliving, elderly, guilt, residentialliving, sandwichgeneration
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Unexpected Behavioral Changes in The Elderly – (Is This Normal?) Part III
Part III In Parts I and II of my series on unexpected behavioral changes in your aging parent, we’ve discussed the ins and outs of both changes in personal hygiene and increasing agitation. Today we’re going to be looking into … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, The Middle Ages
Tagged aging, agingparents, elderly, paranoia, sandwichgeneration
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Is This Normal? Part II
Unexpected Changes in the Elderly: (Is this Normal?) Part II In my last post we discussed the neglectful changes in hygienic practice that one all-too-often may notice in his or her aging parent(s), the possible reasons behind these changes, and … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, agingparents, sandwichgeneration
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The Four Most Unexpected Behavioral Changes in the Elderly – (“Is this normal?”)
Part I September 24, 2015 We hear it all the time: “What is ‘normal?’”—a reminder that there’s a broad range of what’s considered to be acceptable and unacceptable behaviorally and that we shouldn’t compare ourselves to others. As a professional … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, middleagesblog, sandwichgeneration
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