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Christmas idea if you're apart from your aging parent
This year my mom decided to stay put in her retirement community and spend the time with her friends. I can't make the 600 mile trek back because all of our grown children and grandchildren are uniting...
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Facing critical decline of geriatricians - how this will impact our aging...
A recent NY Times article highlights the critical decline of geriatricians.There are only 300 new geriatricians trained each year. "Yet the number of people over 65 will double in the next 20 years"....
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Top 5 Blogs of 2008 - Transition Aging Parents
Thanks to everyone who visited my blog in 2008! In honor of the New Year, here is a list of my Top Blogs of 2008 (as rated by my readers).I started this blog in October 2008. As a long-distance...
View ArticleElderly shopaholics killed by purchases
I happened to come across a news item from the UK, "Elderly Shopaholics Killed by Purchases". If you never knew a shopaholic, you would probably smile and think this article was a joke. It is not.I...
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UCLA research - postive impact on elderly of searching the web
Here's yet another research project that explores the positive aspects of internet searching in the elderly brain.This time the researchers at UCLA selected healthy individuals between the ages of 55...
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Time for finance-checkup with your aging parent
January is a great time to sit down with our aging parents and review their financial status. As you're pulling together information for tax preparation, it's a good time to review monthly income,...
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Money saving tips for you and your aging parent
Last week I decided to thoroughly research our phone, cable and cell monthly bills. The bills constantly increase. So, I set out to explore all options and see how much I can save our household....and...
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Four steps to live 14 years longer
A new British study included 20,200 men and women, aged 45 to 99 years old, who were followed for 11 years. Their health habits were measured and analyzed.I doubt the findings will come as a surprise...
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US Navy "Sea Chanters" perform at the Inauguration
In honor our our family friend, Sarah, who performed with the US Navy "Sea Chanters" at the Inauguration ceremony ... here is her picture and her journal entry of the experience.In Sarah's words:Wow!...
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NCOA Succeeds in Adding Senior Priorities to Economic Stimulus Bill
When we hear the billions of dollars being requested in the Economic Stimulus package, we wonder just where will the money go? Read on to learn about specific senior issues that hopefully will receive...
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Danger of hypothermia for your aging parents
Did you realize hypothermia poses a threat to the elderly even inside their homes?It is a very real threat. Hypothermia kills 600 Americans each year, half of whom are 65 or older.To the elderly, it...
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Test for Deb - Calendar in blog
First option/test:Here is my test blog entry in which I added in a calendar. This Blogger.com software can't import a Word document, so I copied the calendar, pasted it in MSPaint, and saved the file...
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Retirement Community Goes High Tech
For those of us with loved ones in large independent-living retirement communities surrounded by acres of lovely woods, trails and nature....we love it that our parents have these beautiful...
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Heat-seeking tool helps save lives of the elderly
Time is of the essence when firefighters respond to a fire and need to ensure they have retrieved everyone from a burning home or building, especially elderly or disabled persons.Orangeburg, SC...
View ArticleTechnology-Assisted, Friendly Environment for the Elderly
There is fascinating, innovative technology, TAFETA (Technology-Assisted, Friendly Environment for the Third Age), being created and tested by a Canadian research partnership (Elisabeth Bruyere...
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SCAN: New space technology may help the elderly with bone disorders
Space biomedical researchers are developing new technology called SCAN (Scan Cofocal Acoustic Navigation) to diagnose and assist in healing fractures. It's a small mobile device which uses...
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A day in the life of a volunteer at a nursing home
Wednesdays are my normal days to visit a local nursing home but this week, I ended up going today, Friday.I often wish that more people would consider donating a couple hours in their week to go and...
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Adaptive Lighting improves quality of life for the elderly
"Studies have shown that the quality and type of lighting can have a significant impact in our health and comfort", explains research Edith Maier in Austria.She is part of a European research team, the...
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Use Twickie to post Twitter conversation to your blog
I just found out about Twickie. A way to capture a Twitter thread and post it to your Blog. I like it for several reasons:* if a Twitter thread is composed of many replies* to share a Twitter...
View ArticleNational Council on Aging campaigns to increase funding for seniors
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is campaigning to increase funding under the Older Americans Act (OAA) - by 12%. This act, dating back to 1965, provides food, jobs and care for America's seniors....
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2-1-1, Information about critical services for the elderly
In a recent survey, I was asked by readers to write about 2-1-1. I had never used this service but the request intrigued me. How widespread is 2-1-1 and what benefits does it provide?Here's a brief...
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Caregiving.com's Progressive Party 04/17 to 04/24
STARTS TODAY (April 17th)To:Family caregivers who blog and the companies that support themJoin: Caregiving.com's ProgressiveParty.April17-24Click here to join the party! 14 blogs to explore!
View Article"Electronic mosquito" to aid diabetics
I get very excited when I read about new innovations that could help my elderly mother. She has diabetes and needs to regularly test her glucose level. Pricking her finger is not one of her favorite...
View ArticleMy new website is launched - May 4th
Thanks to all my readers of this blog. I have appreciated your comments and feedback over the past 6 months. As always....my goal is to share insight and information with adult children of aging...
View ArticleVisit my new website, Transition Aging Parents
Be sure to change your bookmarks to my new website.Very soon, I will be inserting an automatic re-direct.http://www.transitionagingparents.com/Have a good day! Dale...
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