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Vegas, Baby
Last year, I started the year off by floating around the
Caribbean with 40 or so of my favorite people – family caregivers.
We were on a cruise hosted by the good folks at Caregiver Cruises (in
fact, I think they are once again on the high seas as I write this). I
jumped off the ship as it docked in Mexico, two days before returning
to Miami, so I could fly to Las Vegas and speak at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) on partnering with family caregivers, a
favorite subject of mine...continued
Take
care
Gary Barg
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Feature Article
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The Caregiver as Employer
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By Jude Roberts, Staff Writer
When hiring a professional in-home caregiver, there are a couple of ways in which they can be selected, either from an agency which specializes in screening and placing professional caregivers, or by doing the research, interviewing, screening, and hiring all on your own...continued
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Guest Column |
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My Mother Doesn’t Listen To Me!
The New Role Of Eldercare Mediation
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By Doris Haas, RN, CCM, CMC
As a geriatric care manager, I am considered an expert in issues relating to the elderly. However, where my mother is concerned, I am just a daughter who cares. She often takes the advice of friends and even strangers over mine...continued
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Caretips |
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Getting to the Bottom of Bed-Wetting
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By Michael Plontz
Consistently wetting the bed--beyond the age deemed reasonable by society--can be a traumatic experience for a child who doesn’t understand why. Did you know that most children who experience enuresis (the clinical term for bed-wetting) have at least one parent who had the same problem?...continued
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Sharing Wisdom |
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From Rubetta in Oklahoma
We were
at the hospital and my husband had a heart attack ...on
dialysis, enlarged heart, several hard things we had to deal
with. The doctor asked about a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate
order). My husband was never ready to complete one nor talk
about one. Two of our daughters had their views and each was
different. My husband heard their comments and then
told the doctor what he wanted. As soon as we got home, he
got his hospice family to come and he wrote his wishes.
It was hard for us, but a blessing that it was his wishes
and not our decision to make. No daughter/son/wife is ready
to say let them go without a long drawn out illness. Even
then, it is very hard! Thank God for DNRs and folks
that push us to get them completed.
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