by Jill S. | Dec 26, 2017 | Caregivers, Eldercare
Contributed by Jane Sandwood Anyone who has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), or knows someone who has, will be aware of the difficulty in dealing with controlling and addictive rituals. Maybe your father is obsessed with washing his hands? Or your mother has to...
by Jill S. | Dec 15, 2017 | Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
How to Identify Medicare Card Scams According to Time.com, when open enrollment occurs, that is a time when older Americans are allowed to make changes to their medicare guidelines such as switching their coverage. Scammers in particular take advantage of this by...
by Jill S. | Oct 18, 2017 | Caregivers, Eldercare
Contributed by Jane Sandwood The World Health Organization states that currently, there are around 47 million people worldwide with dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common. They define it as a syndrome in which there is deterioration to memory,...
by Jill S. | Sep 18, 2017 | Caregivers, Eldercare
With the explosion of assisted living facilities, finding the right one for a loved one can be difficult. There are many types of facilities that offer differing levels of care for your loved one, with uneven federal oversight. An October 2017 article by Consumer...
by Jill S. | Aug 28, 2017 | Caregivers, Eldercare
According to the journal Neurology, losing sleep can raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Losing even a little sleep can lead to a greater risk of Alzheimer’s, the leading cause of dementia. Another study found that sleep disruption raised the level of brain...
by Jill S. | Aug 15, 2017 | Common Scams, Eldercare, Prevent Phone Fraud
Have you started getting random messages in your voicemail, but didn’t remember your phone ringing? Telemarketers are using a whole new technology called ringless voicemail to leave a message on your home phone or cellphone, with seemingly no way for you to stop it....
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