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Should Professionals Or Family Care For Elderly Patients?

sweethomeandfamily wrote 2 days ago: I think that the care of the elderly should be carefully considered depending on the situation and … more »

Tags: Home and Family, Home, Family, Life, family care, caregiver, Physically, mentally, financially

Toddler's Tears

Alison Arnold wrote 2 days ago: That first time is very special. Its scary and troubling, but it is a gift from God. “For good … more »

Tags: role reversal, Emotional needs

Here Be Monsters-Part II9 comments

w1kkp wrote 6 days ago: Here Be Monsters. This was a phrase used by map makers long ago to depict uncharted waters where sh … more »

Tags: Life, Photography, 1, writing, The Single Life, Love, Women, Personal, death

The Elder Care Resource Team is Here to Help

Lauren Derstine wrote 1 week ago: Caring for an elderly relative or adult dependent can be a real challenge and can cause major issue … more »

Tags: Elder Care Resource Team, elderly, home care, Senior, senior citizen

Will Medicaid Cover Your Assisted Living or Adult Family Home Care?1 comment

elderservicesnw wrote 1 week ago: Will Your Assisted Living Accept Medicaid? By Mark Robinson, Elder Care Advisor at Elder Services N … more »

Tags: Long-Term Care Insurance, Paying for Senior Living, Adult Family Home, Assisted Living Communities, Medicaid, Skagit County, Whatcom County

Assisted Living, Adult Family Home, Home Care Benefit for Veterans

elderservicesnw wrote 1 week ago: An Little Known Veteran’s Benefit By Mark Robinson, Elder Care Advisor at Elder Services NW Ha … more »

Tags: Adult Family Home, Assisted Living, Bellingham, home care, Mt. Vernon, Senior Living Options, Skagit, Veterans Benefit, Whatcom

I think my grandma is a lesbian.

darlinnic wrote 2 weeks ago: Okay, I know you think I’m wrong for this but I just do. My grandmother hasn’t had a … more »

Tags: Love, Romance

Great Dads Throughout History and Father's Day Quotes 4 comments

caroldodell wrote 1 month ago:   It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.” — Anne … more »

Tags: abc.com, Affection, Alzheimer's, Authors, Books, boomer women, care partner, care receiver, caregiver

Bedsore Treatment Of The Elderly

aremson wrote 1 month ago: The development of a bedsore (or pressure sore) in an elderly or bedridden loved one can be a scary … more »

Tags: Home and Family

Concerns Of The Elders During Retirement And Solutions

aremson wrote 1 month ago: What is retirement and why are we so focused on it? For some retirement may never come. If retiremen … more »

Tags: Uncategorized

How Do We Care For Our Old?

miassavinggrace wrote 1 month ago: “In our civilization, which is totally identified with the outer and ignorant of the inner dim … more »

Tags: Truthful Musings, Accountability, Assisted Living, "long term care", Nursing Homes

Old Age Homes in Kolkata2 comments

Katyayani wrote 1 month ago: Heres another one in our series on NGOs… a list of Old Age Homes in Kolkata, the erstwhile Cal … more »

Tags: India, Family, Life, Human Rights, NGO, development, Elder Abuse, domestic abuse, senior citizens

Elder Care Impact on Workers

Virginia Nuessle wrote 1 month ago: According to a new national survey of working adults in the US, one in four employees currently care … more »

Tags: Ageing Demographics, Consumers, "long term care", Trends, Workforce

Katie Blue Eyes

Elizabeth Melton Parsons wrote 1 month ago: Katie Blue Eyes   Gail…! I could here her calling for me before I’d made it halfway down the ha … more »

Tags: Non-Fiction, writing, Short Story, Mystery, Nursing Homes, Geriatrics, abuse in nursing homes, Elder Abuse, Katie blue eyes

REPORT POINTS TO UNDERSTATEMENT OF U.S. NURSING HOME CARE PROBLEMS

Bert Copple wrote 1 month ago: A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicates that federal monitoring … more »

Tags: Senior, elderly, health, aging, Caregiving, Home Instead Senior Care, Michigan, Oakland County Michigan, Home & Health

The Day It All Happened1 comment

jvonbargen wrote 1 month ago: The night of that day was perfect, the moon beaming on every US city and on all the bookshelves and … more »

Tags: Poetry, Family, Nursing Homes, Father, Life, health

mastering the moment

joyreport wrote 1 month ago: Joy is… She stands, head leveled at an unseen, felt, impending stirring, and she whines a litt … more »

Tags: simplicity, Joy, eckhart tolle, writing, Life, Dogs, Grace, The Now

Nursing Home Lobby Fighting Reform Legislation

Matt P. wrote 1 month ago: The nursing home industry is facing a new wave of congressional scrutiny. In response, they have ca … more »

Tags: Politics, Nursing Homes Reform, Bad Nursing Homes, Nursing Home Lobby, Congress Nursing Home Reform, caring for the elderly, Elder Care Reform, Carlyle Group Blocks Nursing Home Reform, Chusk Grassley Nursing Home Reform

Dad's "caregiver" should be arrested!2 comments

Rissa Watkins wrote 2 months ago: Dad fell and broke his hip on friday.  This is his 3rd month in a row that he has been at the hospi … more »

Tags: Health Care, caregiver, dad, Hip, accident, Hospice, Medical, Healthcare