How to Review Medications for Safety & Appropriateness
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By now you’ve probably heard that older adults are often taking “too many” medications. You also ...
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On the Subject of Self-Care for Caregivers
Last week, Leanne Meier RN, BSN had as her guest on her voiceamerica.com podcast Once a Nurse, Always a Nurse, ...
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THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW – AT HOME
For 23 years, we ran a “home ICU” for our son Nicholas. Nick was born with severe cerebral palsy ...
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9 Types of Issues to Address When Helping Aging Parents
Most older adults don’t need much help from others. In fact, many of them are quite busy assisting others and ...
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5 Exercises All Seniors Should Avoid
As you grow older, you will realize that age isn’t just a number. Unfortunately, as the years add on, you ...
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The Senior Years Master Plan
Here’s hoping everyone is healthy and safe!! COVID19 has touched all of our lives in many various ways. The one ...
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Lessons for Caregivers in a New Book, The Power of Teamwork
Today I finished reading The Power of Teamwork: How We Can All Work Better Together by Dr. Brian Goldman and ...
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Wish a Caregiver Happy Labour Day!
The feminist scholar Arlene Kaplan Daniels coined the phrase “invisible work” to describe the many tasks that women have ...
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Coming Events ~ September 2022
COMING EVENTS September 2022 Thank you, Harry “Rick” Moody, for these events published in the Human Values and ...
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THE CAREGIVERS’ LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Perfect Fake Independence
The other day I was browsing facebook posts in an online caregiver support group when I read, “My mother was ...
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