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by Julie Ann Anderson on December 19, 2011
More and more patients are turning to social networks such Twitter and Facebook for health information, according to a survey by the National Research Corporation. In the survey of nearly 23,000 people in the United States, 41% said they use social media as a source of health care information. For nearly all of them – [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on November 14, 2011
Dementia Patients Face Burdensome Transitions in Last 90 Days ScienceDaily (Sep. 28, 2011) — A new study in the Sept. 29, 2011, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that nearly one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of life, such [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on October 28, 2011
Alzheimer’s Wine Country Memory Walk 2011!. Hey Check out our video from this years 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer’s! Did you walk? IF so which walk did you do?
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by Julie Ann Anderson on October 24, 2011
Help family caregivers through holidays Give family caregivers a gift this holiday season by inviting them to participate in one of the upcoming “Home for the Holidays” webinars. This hour-long informational session provides family caregivers with information on how to help their senior loved ones manage holiday travel, family gatherings, seasonal depression and other [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on September 28, 2011
Join the effort to detect Alzheimer’s early The Home Instead Senior Care® network has joined the Alzheimer’s Early Detection Alliance (AEDA) in a nationwide effort to educate people about the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and the importance of early detection. The AEDA is a group of corporations, nonprofits and government entities under the leadership [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on August 3, 2011
The Elder Care Radio Show – August 2011 KSRO 1350 AM Fridays – 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. KNEW 910 AM Saturdays – 8:30 – 9:00 a.m Do older adults disengage as they get older? It may seem that way if it’s hard to get Mom to go out and do things like she used [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on August 1, 2011
Happy Monday Morning! As CAREGivers caring for seniors in our community, every day we are reminded of no matter how great or small our acts of kindness or helping helping hands enabling older adults to remain independant in their homes… we can make a difference every day! Here is another great thing I found in this ever [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 28, 2011
Jeff Huber, President of Home Instead Senior Care Inc. was recently interviewed and here is a few of Jeff’s words…. Most professionals involved with eldercare are aware that adult children are not prepared to care for their parents when they receive “that call” that throws them into the caregiving role. But the Home Instead Senior Care network wanted [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 27, 2011
I don’t have to tell you that Alzheimer’s is a worldwide epidemic. Currently, five million people in the U.S. have this disease, and there are more than 35 million globally. By 2030, those numbers will double, and by 2050, they’ll more than triple. Last year the worldwide cost of Alzheimer’s was more than $600 billion [...]
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by Julie Ann Anderson on July 18, 2011
Nutritional Risks: The Warning Signs Two of five seniors who live alone (44 percent) have at least four warning signs of poor nutritional health such as eating alone, taking multiple medications and illness, according to research conducted for the Home Instead Senior Care® network. “Nutrition is certainly a key factor to an individual’s overall health [...]
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