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The Dementia Caregiver's Toolbox : Dementia websites
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The Dementia Caregiver's Toolbox. Tips, news bites, product reviews, and people in the news for professional and family caregivers who want to keep up with the world of dementia care. This is a companion blog to www.dementiatoolbox.com, a product line which provides education to caregivers while supporting dementia and caregiving causes worldwide. Winner Health Central Award. Nurturing Nuggets For Dementia Caregivers. For more information or to order. Soothing The Spirit CD for Dementia Caregivers. If yo...
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Mimi's Place: November 2008
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Sunday, November 30, 2008. Elder Care: Powerful Tools for Caregivers. I've taken the title for this post from the 6-week course given by Legacy Caregiver Services. I already mentioned Legacy in my previous post. I have had the opportunity now to read The Caregiver Helpbook. Which they offer to class participants. Links to this post. Thursday, November 20, 2008. Elder Care: caregiver training and more. In Portla...
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Mimi's Place: May 2009
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Elder Care: Your Caregivers as your Allies. Some time ago, I gave special attention to the problem of caregiver abuse. Equally important in my view, is the information you. The minutes that you spend on the phone with a caregiver will pay you back dividends tenfold. And will give you a view into the interior of your parent's day-to-day life that you could never otherwise get. Consider t...
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Mimi's Place: Elder Care Stresses and 10 Suggestions for Coping
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Monday, September 1, 2008. Elder Care Stresses and 10 Suggestions for Coping. Consider the word itself. What does "STRESS" actually mean? By definition, "stress" means ". To subject to force; to put pressure or strain upon. Here are 10 suggestions, some small and simple, others more complex:. Learn how to speak up for what you need and what you want. Tell people what's happening with your parents. Pick one thin...
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Mimi's Place: Dementia: What do you say?
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Dementia: What do you say? In my experience, one of the more profoundly disturbing aspects of dementia, at least for the caregiver, is when your parent can no longer tell where they live. This starts simply enough, with a confusion, often temporary, about where they are. The questions go something like: "Where am I? Am I at home? Where am I living? This constant searching to understa...
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Mimi's Place: September 2008
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Elder Care : When is the right time to move? There was an interesting comment yesterday on my post Learning to Speak Up. The question is: As their caregiver or care manager, how do you know when it's the right time for them to move? In a separate post in August, Making the Big Move. Visit as many assisted living places as you can, even some that are out of the way. Look at their act...
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Mimi's Place: Elder Care: Caregiver Abuse
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Sunday, September 21, 2008. Elder Care: Caregiver Abuse. Here's what I urge anyone who already has or is considering engaging a caregiver to do:. 1 Go overboard in treating them as professionals. 2 Pay them a bit more than the going rate, even just 50 cents more. And pay mileage for when they drive your folks around, and also if you ask them to work for less than 4 hours. November 4, 2008 at 1:38 AM. What about...
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Mimi's Place: July 2009
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Friday, July 24, 2009. Elder Care and the Whole Patient. Who's looking out to make sure that the new drug prescribed by the neurologist for back pain, doesn't conflict with, or diminish the efficacy of ,a drug prescribed by the cardiologist? The answer, usually, is: No one. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Great tech tips for seniors at home. Elder Care and the Whole Patient.
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Mimi's Place: Elder Care: Little Clues to a Change in Condition
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A blog for those who are now, have been, or expect to be caregivers for their elderly parents. Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Elder Care: Little Clues to a Change in Condition. Suppose your elderly parent has been trundling along at the same level of cognitive functioning or physical health for some months. As a lay person, how can you assess on your own the changes in their condition? Do you have to have medical knowledge in order to know that something's different? Any one of these clues might not be consi...
