By Michael Simpson Ok the word is out…the internet is good for seniors. The Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Studies is a think tank that studies public policy issues that focus on social and economic conditions with an emphasis on the economics of the telecommunications and high tech industries. They examined the survey [...]
Archive for the ‘Long Distance Caregiving’ Category
Seniors + Internet = Less Depression
Posted in Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, tagged coping with dementia, Dementia, Depression, Sandwich Generation, senior care, senior health issues, transportation for seniors, Visiting Angels Phoenix on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is Your Loved One a Hoarder?
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, tagged coping with dementia, Dementia, family meetings, Hoarding, Sandwich Generation, senior care, senior health issues, senior medical issues, Visiting Angels Phoenix on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Jeffery Johnson… It happens more often than we even acknowledge: we walk into a potential care recipient’s home, review the areas that our caregiver will be working, and see that there are piles of books, newspapers, and bills everywhere . . . Yet, we assume that this care recipient just needs one of our [...]
Give an “Angel” for Christmas!
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Uncategorized, tagged angel, caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, helping others, Sandwich Generation, transportation for seniors, Visiting Angels Phoenix on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are looking for a special gift for your aging loved one, why not give them an “Angel”? We are offering special four-hour packages of care at a discounted Christmas rate. The “Angel” service you give your loved one can include: Personal hygiene Light housekeeping Meal preparation Medical reminders And of course great companionship [...]
Ongoing Alzheimer’s Research
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, tagged caregiver, coping with dementia, Dealing with Aging Parents, Dementia, Sandwich Generation, senior care, senior health issues, senior medical issues, transportation for seniors, Visiting Angels Phoenix on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the National Institute for the Aging and the National Institute of Heath a cure for the debilitating and fatal disease of Alzheimer’s is achievable. This is a short video from HBO Films about new developments in research.
Blueberries as the “Magic Bullet”
Posted in Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, Uncategorized, tagged caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, Diet, senior health issues, senior home care, senior medical issues, Visiting Angels Phoenix on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How I love to go into Sam’s Club and see those little deep blueberries in a large container. I love to put them in cereal, on ice cream, in pies, in cheese cakes or just pop a handful in my mouth as a snack. I have heard that they are very rich in antioxidants (are there any [...]
Tips For The Long Distance Caregiver
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, tagged caregiver, coping with dementia, Dealing with Aging Parents, helping others, senior care, senior medical issues on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
from Jeffrey Johnson In today’s world, the reality of caregiving is that many family members have moved away from their childhood homes, often times more than several hours away. This creates a new level of independence for those that move away, but it can develop a true burden when it comes time to care for [...]
The Sandwich Generation – The Trailer
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, tagged caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, Dementia, financial worries, helping others, senior care, senior medical issues on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Sandwich Generation, those caught between their aging parents and young children, includes some 20 million Americans. In this emotionally charged account of family caregiving, filmmaker Julie Winokur and her husband, photojournalist Ed Kashi, expose their personal lives with unflinching candor. Winokur and Kashi uprooted their two children and their business in order to move [...]
Gardening As Therapy
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Uncategorized, tagged angel, caregiver, Dealing with Aging Parents, family meetings, Sandwich Generation, senior care, senior medical issues, visiting angel, Visiting Angels Phoenix on October 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In many facilities that provide emotional and psychiatric care, “third object modality” therapies are standard forms of treatment. For example, wood shop, leather craft, pottery, art work, music, and even gardening. Yet, in our world of caring for the elderly in their homes, most of us probably don’t consider the positive effects of using these [...]
What to do with outdated meds.
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, tagged Dealing with Aging Parents, old medications, old meds, senior care, senior medical issues, seniors, visiting angel on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s the big deal here? Simply flush old meds done the toilet, right? Or, throw them out with the trash. Well, thankfully, we are slowly becoming a “green” world – one in which our environment is vitally important to us all, and, one that will require our participation to protect. So, how do we dispose [...]
Helping Elders Deal With Chronic Pain
Posted in Dealing with Aging Parents, Elder Care, Long Distance Caregiving on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have all experienced pain: a broken finger, strep-throat, ingrown toe nail, or even a bad headache. The bad news with those examples of acute pain is – they hurt. The good news is that those types of pain do go away, and usually rather quickly. But what about the other kind of pain: chronic [...]
