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Help America’s Elderly by Supporting the “Caregiver Corps” Petition
Isolated elders, out of work Millennials and a rapidly aging population with a host of different care needs are three of America’s most pressing social issues. While lawmakers banter back and forth…
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Neuticles: Fake Testicles for Your Pet
Okay, this takes the cake for being weird, as well as a bizarre use of up to $800 — testicular implants for animals that have been neutered. The price depends on whether you buy small, medium or large…
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Questions to Help Caregivers
By Holly Whiteside, AgingCare.com It is said that the two Chinese characters for "crisis" mean both "danger" and "opportunity". When a life event like caregiving lands like a bomb, it initially fee…
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7 Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
By Carol Bradley Bursack, AgingCare.com It's instinctive to want a map. Where's the next turn? What's the next step? It's a human thought pattern. We at least think we want to know what happens nex…
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Pick the Right Medicare Advantage Plan
By Marlo Sollitto, AgingCare.com contributing editor An important Medicare deadline is approaching for seniors: The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period will begin October 15, 2011 and end December 7,…
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How to Say ‘No’ to Caregiving
By Marlo Sollitto, AgingCare.com contributing editor By nature, caregivers are nurturing people who put other's needs before their own. But how can you set limits without feeling guilty? Where do y…
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Is It Time to Take Away The Car Keys?
By Marlo Sollitto, AgingCare.com contributing editor At some time you will feel concern or even fear that your parents should no longer drive an automobile. This is one of the most important del…
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Should Mom Be Living Alone?
Recently I received a call from Michelle, an exasperated adult daughter asking if there was any legal way to get her elderly father to stop verbally abusing her and to accept a caregiver so she could …
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11 Tips for the Best Sleep Ever
By Marlo Sollitto, AgingCare.com contributing editor Sometimes sleep and caregiving don't seem to mix. With a packed schedule, being pulled in a million different directions by elderly parents, kid…
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Mountain Climber Attempts 7 Summits for Alzheimer’s Research
By Marlo Sollitto, AgingCare.com Contributing Editor A family is never quite the same after an Alzheimer's diagnosis. The disease gradually destroys memory, robs sufferers of a lifetime of memories…
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I suppose it's just an emotional reaction, but what a shame it is that the good always are taken whi…
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