Connecting With Others Who Care
During my travels around the ‘net, I came across another caregivers network. Under the umbrella of www.healthcentral.com is a caregivers group called CareConnection.com. Last May, Dan Taylor wrote a...
View ArticleAARP Tracks Number of Daily Newspapers by State
An interesting feature currently on the AARP website is a map and the accompanying statistics on how many daily papers there are throughout the U.S. and the District of Columbia. My home state has 48,...
View ArticleFree Women’s Health Newsletter Available
Webmd.com has a free Women’s Health newsletter available that you can have sent to your email box. Their blurb reads, “Growing older doesn’t have to mean getting old.” The newsletter provides advice...
View Articlehttp://www.nfcacares.org/
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) is celebrating their 15th anniversary during the month of November. The National Family Caregivers Association works “to empower family caregivers to act...
View ArticleAARP and Alzheimer’s
As I have mentioned before, AARP.org is one of my favorite websites because they provide much needed support for caregivers. Over the years, the site has gathered an enormous amount of quality...
View ArticleNatural Arts Media DVD Review
Recently, I had the very pleasurable experience of enjoying a DVD filmed and edited by Bill Manning and produced by Natural Arts Media. Waterfalls is the title, and as the subtitle notes, the DVD does...
View ArticleEarn Blogging Money – Full Time Passive Income is Available to You
Earning blogging money is a lot easier than you might think. The most important thing to realize is that you need a good solid plan of action if you are ever going to have any hope of earning an income...
View ArticleSeniors and Social Media: Safe or Seductive?
Social media such as Facebook and Twitter are hot topics of late. Some say if you are not a part of the trend, you are missing out on life. Others say the social media sites are time-consuming,...
View ArticleWebsite Review – Do 1 Thing
Today I visited Dad’s local Senior Center and enjoyed a surprisingly delicious luncheon and visited with longtime friends of my parents. During my visit, I picked up an interesting 2010 calendar. The...
View ArticleNursing Home Ratings Now Available
When families are looking for a nursing home for a loved one, their choices are quite often limited and they do not always know the quality of care their loved one will receive until it is too late....
View ArticleCaregiver Stress – A Website Review
Often I enjoy cruising the Internet in search of other websites that have to do with care giving. Not only do I receive information on how to become a better caregiver, but the websites often give me...
View ArticleWhat the PACE Program Can Do For You
Wednesday, May 26 was the 17th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day, a day that is dedicated to the health and fitness of America’s seniors. The day is part of the Older Americans Month...
View ArticleElder Care Tips and Topics on Squidoo
What a pleasant surprise I had this week when my Squidoo lens Elder Care Tips and Topics was selected as Lens of the Day (LOTD) for Wednesday, September 15th. The best thing about being an LOTD is the...
View ArticleHAI WATCHDOG Community – Website Review
Every once in a while I run across a statistic that stops me in my tracks. The most recent statistic has to do with Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs). The statistic? HAIs are one of the top-10...
View Article2010 Declared Year of the Family Caregiver
The Administration on Aging (AoA) announced recently that 2010 is the Year of the Family Caregiver. This month celebrates the tenth anniversary of the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)....
View ArticleWho is the National Family Caregivers Association?
Just who is the National Family Caregivers Association? They are a group of people who “educate, support, empower and speak up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a...
View ArticleHostgator Black Friday Special
This post is out of my normal elder care, caregiver, and elderly seniors health care topics, but I wanted to let you in on what I think is going to be a great deal for anyone looking for a web hosting...
View ArticleWhen Footsteps Become Fatal
Guest Post By Patricia Brehm Getting older is a struggle for elders and caregivers alike. Most of the time when you wake up, get dressed, and go to see the elder in your life; you’re focused on their...
View ArticleBeware of Senior Dating Sites
Recently someone sent me an email asking if I would link to their site. When someone asks me that I always check out the site to see if it is something I would want to promote. In this case, she was...
View ArticleCaregiver Forums
The other day as I was trying to reconnect to the old caregiving forums I used to inhabit several years ago, one of the sites I checked out was the AARP website. I was specifically looking for forums...
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