Having a chronic disease that causes discomfort, pain and loss of independence can make the best of us grumpy and negative. Caring for someone struggling with a chronic condition can definitely take its toll.
CONTINUE READING Grumpy Care Receivers
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Having a chronic disease that causes discomfort, pain and loss of independence can make the best of us grumpy and negative. Caring for someone struggling with a chronic condition can definitely take its toll. CONTINUE READING Grumpy Care Receivers As lifespans lengthen and the number of seniors rapidly grows, more Americans find themselves in precarious position, struggling to care for an ailing loved one from hundreds or thousands of miles away. CONTINUE READING Caregiving From Afar Nearly a quarter of the changes often seen in a person’s intelligence level over the course of a lifetime may be due to genes, a proportion never before estimated, new research shows. CONTINUE READING New Insight Into Aging Brains Alzheimer’s disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice have found. But instead of viruses or bacteria, what is being spread is a distorted protein known as tau. CONTINUE READING Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s To learn about using our free Care Advisor service for senior home care, and access our Provider Network of licensed, insured agencies, visit us at Advocare. CONTINUE READING How to Select an Agency When Hiring In-Home Help Alzheimer’s disease, with its inexorable loss of memory and self, understandably alarms most of us. CONTINUE READING How Exercise May Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay Caregivers are increasingly turning to miniature 2-way GPS embedded in shoes to monitor the location of senior citizens afflicted with Alzheimer’s. CONTINUE READING GPS Devices in Shoes a Growing Solution to Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients 70% of Alzheimer’s patients live at home and are being cared for by about 15 million unpaid family members and friends. CONTINUE READING Alzheimer’s Heaps Unparalleled Stress on Caregivers As a combination of aging baby boomers and medical advances that make living longer a reality for many, there will come a time when those who live long lives will have to make some tough decisions about driving—or rather, not driving. CONTINUE READING Reasons to Give Up Driving in the Senior Years All caregivers “lose it” sometimes. We lose patience. We yell. We have your basic meltdown. Even the most mild-mannered among us get just plain angry. CONTINUE READING When You Lose Your Temper: Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Dementia is not a normal part of aging. CONTINUE READING 9 Common Alzheimer’s Myths Knowing the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease is important because it may lead to an early diagnosis, experts say. CONTINUE READING Know the Signs of Alzheimer’s |
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