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Drinking and Hand Tremors
If you are caring for someone with hand tremors you know how hard it can be to drink from a cup or a glass without splashing or spilling. You can help them keep their dignity and their i . . . keep reading
Reduce Mealtime Battles
Many caregivers often find mealtimes are a real challenge. Either our loved ones will barely eat anything, or they rush through a meal and hardly take time to chew and swallow. Either way, it can . . . keep reading
Bathroom Doors and the Elderly
Accidents do happen. If your elder were to fall in the bathroom, could you get in? Easily? Do you know how to open the door from the outside? If your older bathroom door has a key lock, . . . keep reading
Handicapped Parking and Your Car
Do you use your personal car to drive your senior or someone with a disability? Are you authorized to use a handicapped parking space when someone with a disability is riding with you? . . . keep reading
Simple Transfer Tool
The Creator didn't include handles or grab bars on people. When we're trying to assist someone with getting up from a chair, or we're trying to walk with someone whose balance isn't good, a reliable h . . . keep reading
Helping a Senior Get In & Out Of The Car
Helping anyone with limited mobility in and out of the car can be a tough job, especially on fabric seats. Try placing a big, heavy plastic bag on the seat. Have the person you're helping sit . . . keep reading
Fast and Easy Local Prescription Price Comparison
No one knows better than you do that prescription drugs are costly. If you or your elder hit the "donut hole" last year, you know it in spades. You've already heard the typical recommend . . . keep reading
Easing Restaurant Embarrassment
Instead of explaining to a waiter or waitress that your dinner partner might have trouble understanding the menu and ordering, how about this? Hand a business-size card to the waiter or . . . keep reading
They Will Bust Your Door or Break Your Window
They broke a rear window at Donna G's house. At Stan B's home they rocked his garage door off the track to get in. Myrna D. had to replace expensive steel burglar bars where they broke into her home, . . . keep reading
ADEAR: One of the Things Our Government Gets Right
ADEAR: One of the Things Our Government Gets Right Way back in 1990 Congress created the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center to "compile, archive, and disseminate in . . . keep reading
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