Caregiver is a person who provides physical, emotional, psychological and social needs of another person who is dependent and unable to provide for his or her own needs.
When we talk about caregivers, we talk about the people we see around us everyday. We see them in stores, churches, banks, shopping malls, our neighborhood or among [...]
Talking to older adults about safe driving is the most challenging and most difficult thing to do especially when it comes to taking the keys away from them.
Getting older does not necessarily mean a person’s driving days are over. But it is important to plan ahead and take steps to ensure the safety of your [...]
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When creating advance directives, consider what’s important to you.
Consider the following questions and see which statements express how you think you’d feel if you were near death.
It’s important to me to:
“Die without pain and suffering”
“be able to make my own decisions”
“leave my family with good memories”
“not burden my family with difficult decisions”
“act according to my [...]
What is an advance medical directives and why it is very important?
All persons have rights. When you become ill, you as a client or patient have rights.
These includes:
The right to privacy – your personal and medical information is confidential. Medical records and communications with your physician must be kept private.
The right for informed consent – [...]
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Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of Dementia. Dementia is loss of memory, inability to comprehend and impaired judgement. Signs and symptoms come gradually and may include disorientation and change in personality.
It is estimated that 5 million Americans are affected with Alzheimer’s Disease. Ten percent are over age 65 and fifty percent are over [...]
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Our senior’s health and safety is our priority. Our goal is to enable elderly in our community to live longer and healthier lives. There are different things that we do here at Right Accord in an effort to provide quality health care and ensure the well-being of our seniors here in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
One [...]
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Elderly nutrition is a dilemma among seniors especially those living alone. Most often, people who lives alone do not get the proper nourishment due to a variety of reasons.
Elderly nutrition and counseling is available in Sarasota, Florida.
How is it possible for someone to look at the person and tell whether that person’s body is well [...]
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This article is provided by Mary King, ESQ, a Sarasota based Attorney speaking with knowledge that seniors need to know about estate planning, financial choices and challenges. Legal anf financial literacy in older age will assist seniors with financial issues and making informed decisions in Florida.
As an estate planning attorney who meets with clients [...]
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