#ElderCareChat 5/15/13 Recap: Substance Abuse Among Seniors and Caregivers

This Wednesday, 43 participants at our live Twitter forum tackled a tough subject: the implications of some startling new statistics about substance abuse among seniors. We also explored the issue as it relates to caregivers of older adults.

Just how startling ...

 
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#ElderCareChat 5/1/13 Recap: Managing Eldercare Decisions

This Wednesday, 52 participants at our live Twitter forum shared the ways they have managed difficult caregiving decisions, either on behalf of clients or for their own family members and friends. We also discussed the tough decisions facing the eldercare industry.

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#ElderCareChat 4/17/13 Recap: Staying Safe

This Wednesday, 57 participants at our live Twitter forum shared the ways they stay safe as caregivers, senior living professionals, and responsible individuals. We talked about everything from the dangers of driving alone, to protecting ourselves and family members online, to ...

 
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#ElderCareChat 4/3/13 Recap: Staying Motivated to Help Others

This Wednesday, 52 participants at our live Twitter forum shared the ways they stay motivated and inspired to help others, whether as caregivers, as people in helping professions, or just as caring individuals. As usual, each attendee walked away with valuable ...

 
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#ElderCareChat 3/20/13 Recap: Stigmas, Stereotypes and Language

During this Wednesday's live Twitter forum, 57 participants were buzzing about the right and wrong ways to reference older adults and aging.

One of my top peeves is when speakers, journalists and others refer to an Alzheimer’s patient instead of ...

 
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Is the Manager In? At Holiday Retirement, They Live There

Besides being one of the largest senior living providers in the country (they operate hundreds of assisted living, independent living and retirement communities throughout the US and Canada), Holiday Retirement employs live-in managers, a unique feature that few senior living ...

 
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Golf Courses to Help Seniors Stay Home?

Yes, staying active keeps you healthy and independent, but it’s more than just playing golf that may help keep seniors at home.

This recent article from the DC Streets Blog outlines a proposal for transforming massive golf courses throughout ...

 
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Senior Living Fitness Program Enriches Life, Enhances Health

Why stop exercising when you move to assisted living? There’s no need. In fact, many people may even find that being in assisted living offers more opportunities to be physically active, and certainly more people to hold you accountable ...

 
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#ElderCareChat to Cover Scam Prevention for Seniors and Caregivers

Medicare fraud, group and individual investment schemes, identity theft cases, counterfeit prescription drug sales. These are a few of the scams targeting today’s seniors; this page from the FBI website outlines each one in detail.

Getting to know what’...

 
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