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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 [...]
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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Press Release: November 9, 2009
RIGHT ACCORD Private Duty-Home Care announced today its new affiliation with The Senior’s Choice (TSC), the nation’s largest network of independent senior care companies. As a member of TSC, RIGHT ACCORD leverages the experience and support of hundreds of home care companies across the U.S. The owner, Rosemarie Tamunday_Casanova, started the [...]
What causes falls in the elderly and how can I help prevent a fall?
Falls are often due to hazards that are easy to overlook but easy to fix.
Falls are the top cause of accidents in people over age 65. Falls are also the main cause of serious injuries and accidental deaths in older people.
Even older [...]
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Why care for the caregiver in the home?
For many, our journey in life includes many roles. We go to college to prepare us for our future career in life. These roles have somewhat gave us an idea on what we want to become but none have prepared us for the role as a [...]
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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Most senior Americans would prefer to “age in place” in their own home instead of the ‘other’ options. The high costs of long-term care however, suggest that few seniors can afford to pay these costs for very long. Until recently older homeowners had limited resources for improving their financial situation; they could sell [...]
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