Tips for Caring for a Senior with Asthma
Approximately 8 percent of the population of the United States, or 25 million people, are currently living with asthma. As a family caregiver it is
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May 19, 2017
Can You Prevent Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis can be a severely life-changing condition for your elderly parent. This reduction in bone mass makes your aging parent more vulnerable to fractures that
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May 12, 2017
How Can You Protect Yourself When Caring for a Senior with Hepatitis?
If you are a family caregiver for one of the millions of people throughout the United States who are living with a hepatitis infection, you
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May 4, 2017
How Can You Keep Track of Problems and Potential Solutions for Your Elderly Loved One?
One of the biggest parts of caregiving is facing your loved one’s problems and finding solutions that work to resolve them for her. That
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April 27, 2017
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of COPD?
COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, refers to a group of progressive diseases of the lung that restrict airflow over time. The American Lung Association
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April 20, 2017
Helping Your Senior Make the Decisions about Their Cancer Journey That are Right for Them
Each year nearly 1,700,000 million people throughout the United States are diagnosed with some type of cancer, and nearly 600,000 will die. This journey can
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April 13, 2017
What’s Behind Your Elderly Loved One’s Controlling Behavior?
Battling with your elderly loved one for control is not a fun aspect of caregiving. If that’s happening for you and your loved one, it’s
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April 6, 2017
Signs that Your Loved One Might be Dealing with Essential Tremors
As a family caregiver one of your most important tools is awareness. Knowing what your aging parent might be facing enables you to detect when
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March 28, 2017
The Complications of Diabetes
People react very different after receiving a diagnosis of diabetes. From one extreme to another: they brush it off, deciding that medication will take care
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March 22, 2017
How Can National Nutrition Month Help Your Elderly Loved One to Eat Better?
The month of March is set aside by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as National Nutrition Month. This is a perfect time to reevaluate
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March 17, 2017
