Alzheimer’s Hurts: Help for Difficult Behaviors

The first time she can’t remember your name.
The first time he doesn’t seem to recognize you.
The first time she responds to your touch in anger, something she never did before.

Alzheimer’s hurts.

As if these ...

 
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CDC Recommends Flu Shot for Seniors

A recent post on the Sunrise Senior Living blog carried a recommendation from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that all seniors should get the flu shot (inactivated influenza vaccine) “as soon as it is available in their region.”

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#ElderCareChat 9/21/11 Recap: Best Caregiving Tips

This Wednesday, 62 diverse and dynamic eldercare tweeps shared their best and favorite caregiving tips.

Moderated by Denise Brown (@caregiving), the chat produced a total of 667 tweets, with each participant contributing about 11 tweets (thanks to analytics from The Fox Group).

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#ElderCareChat 101: A Resource for Caregivers & Senior Care Professionals

Twitter invites people to “join the conversation” – and at Seniors for Living (@Seniors4Living), we’ve taken that invitation a step further.

This past November, our team joined forces with Denise Brown (@Caregiving) of Caregiving.com to start a new ...

 
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Life Advice from Life Experts: The Wisdom of Years

When I worked in senior living communities, one of the greatest perks had to be conversing with the residents. Hearing stories about their life’s adventures and accomplishments; asking them questions and seeking guidance about my own future and knowing I’d receive their genuine feedback (even if it wasn’t always the answer I wanted to hear); laughing and crying together about life and family and things that were ...

 
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NABBW: Bringing Female Baby Boomers Together Online

Enlighten - Educate - Empower: that is the motto of NABBW, the National Association of Baby Boomer Women. It is "the only association devoted to addressing issues concerning 38 million of the healthiest, wealthiest, and best educated generation of women to ever hit midlife."
This active online community boasts a plethora of resources for members and visitors to the site. Health information, family and relationship advice, career guidance - this community ...

 
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