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Your Aging Parents: Tips for Staying Well (at Home) in a Changing Climate

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Debbie Held

Note of disclaimer: Coronavirus is an ever-evolving world health situation and I am not a physician. My advice is based on the most current research from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of … Continue reading →

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Your Aging Parents and Technology: Taking Away Their Electronic Devices

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Debbie Held

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 →

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Your Aging Parents: 8 Simple Brain Exercises to Improve Memory or Slow Down Its Loss

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Debbie Held

We all know that physical exercise is important to our bodies’ wellbeing, but did you know that cognitive stimulation is equally important to the health of our brains? Experts say that the brain can be strengthened through targeted exercise, just … Continue reading →

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Keeping Your Aging Parents Safe from Internet Predators: 3 Tips for Savvy, Safe Sales Transactions

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Debbie Held

Chances are you’ve spoken to your children about the subject of “stranger danger” and you continue to do so. They know to avoid strangers in real life as well as on the web and wouldn’t think about opening the front … Continue reading →

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Suicide in The Elderly: Risk Factors and Warning Signs

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Debbie Held

The recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain—both people whose lives seemed full and rich in every sense of the word, have helped to open the topic of suicide up for discussion across dinner tables all over the world. … Continue reading →

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Strange Behavior in Your Aging Parent: It May Not be What You Think

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Debbie Held

As I have written here in the past, common medical conditions can manifest quite differently in the elderly than they do among the general population. Whereas an ongoing headache and fever after a cold of flu would indicate a likely … Continue reading →

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Your Aging Parents: Ignoring the Situation Won’t Make it go Away

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Debbie Held

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 →

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Working Through Sibling Rivarly to Care for Aging Parents

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Debbie Held

Recently, I counseled a woman who was struggling with the ever-increasing demands of caring for her aging parents while trying to manage her own family’s needs. “Mia” has two young children, a husband, and a full-time job—in addition to her … Continue reading →

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Are You a Caretaker? Make Your Life Seem Calmer in Less Than 30 Minutes a Day

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Debbie Held

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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Surprise! Paying an Unannounced Visit to Your Aging Parent and Caregiver

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Debbie Held

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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