As needs arise, families devise ways to meet them. Here are some tools I have seen families use while caring for loved ones at home.
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...As needs arise, families devise ways to meet them. Here are some tools I have seen families use while caring for loved ones at home.
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Mom finally has a discharge date from Rehab. How can we ensure the transition back home goes smoothly?
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Understanding benefits and filing your first long term care insurance claim is daunting for many. It need not be. While different companies produce their own forms, many ask for the same information.
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While no one wishes to place a loved one in psychiatric inpatient care, sometimes there is no other route to stabilizing the situation and providing them the help they need.
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Losing one's loved one is devastating; trying to get a handle on all the practical tasks after the funeral can feel impossible. Here is a checklist to make it easier.
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Did you know hospice and palliative care are not just for the last few days of life? In fact, patients who seek services sooner often find more peace, less pain, and more "living" during the last months, weeks, and days of their lives.
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Introducing supports for dementia care often involves trial and error, as well as flexibility as needs change over time.
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We had gone out looking for one thing when someone told us something very different was ahead. This is an apt metaphor for aging.
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Desmond Tutu once famously said, "How does one eat an elephant? One bite at a time." This applies when caring for a declining parent.
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Listen to your heart this Mother's Day and let all that love and appreciation for your mother find it's way out.
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No one likes to ask for help, but it's a fact of life that the majority of us will need help. Learning how to ask for and accept help with the small stuff can really help when the big stuff arises.
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First responders and medical workers experiencing PTSD due to COVID-19 can participate in a workshop led by experienced clinicians and writers which uses writing as a way to heal trauma.
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Seventy percent of people living beyond 65 will need some help for the last eight years of life. Are you prepared if you fall in that category?
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More than two-thirds of adults over 65 are fully vaccinated. Is there a polite way to ask those you are considering getting together with if they fall in this cohort?
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Challenging behaviors often come with cognitive decline. Finding the most effective response can be an evolving art. Movies, documentaries and podcasts can help loved ones better understand what's going on.
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Anxiety, foggy brain, apathy, easily provoked... these are just some of the lingering effects from our lost year. How do we recover?
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With warm weather and an increasing proportion of North Carolinians over 18 having received at least the first dose of the vaccine, here are answers to the questions people have about air travel.
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The pandemic has left more seniors in need of affordable housing. In a landscape with few options, how do seniors go about finding and qualifying for these rentals?
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The backyard is suddenly a beehive of activity, an air traffic control station of birds coming in for a landing. Spring, after a long, long dark year.
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With over half of North Carolina's population over the age of 65 now vaccinated, some families are planning their first get-togethers in over a year.
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