Advance Directive in Place – Dying More Peaceful A Belgian study suggests that when a person has an advanced directive in place, dying is more peaceful. Advance care planning is considered a central component of good quality palliative care and especially relevant for people who lose the capacity to make decisions at the end...
Archives: September 2017
What You’ll Miss from Day 2 of the Caregiver Smile Summit – Register NOW!
What You’ll Miss from Day 2 of the Caregiver Smile Summit – Register NOW! Caregive Smile Summit Day 2 from Anthony Cirillo on Vimeo.
Poor Sleep and Alzheimer’s Implications
Poor Sleep May Be Early Sign of Alzheimer’s Poor sleep may be a sign that people who are otherwise healthy may be more at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later in life than people who do not have sleep problems, according to a study published in Neurology®, the medical journal...
What You’ll Miss from Day 1 of the Caregiver Smile Summit – Register Now!
What You’ll Miss from Day 1 of the Caregiver Smile Summit – Register Now! Day 1 Intro from Anthony Cirillo on Vimeo.
Remember When – Looking Back on Your Caregiving Journey – Smilecast 30
Remember When I have had some time now to look back and remember when I was a caregiver to mom who passed away June 2, 2016. When the journey ends it can be confusing. And the last days of her life were intense, with hospitalizations, surgeries and hospice. Did I...
Giving Back – Helping Other Caregivers – Smilecast 29
Giving Back When Kathy Caprino interviewed me for Forbes Magazine about caregiving, we spent some talking about giving back. It’s important that when you’re caregiving journey is over and even while you are in the midst of it that you reach out to others in a support community where all...
New, Non-Invasive Method May Help with Dementia Diagnosis
Is It Alzheimer’s Disease or Another Dementia Diagnosis? A new method may help determine whether a person has Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, two different types of dementia diagnosis that often have similar symptoms, according to a preliminary study in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American...
Improving the Customer Experience for Older Consumers
How Businesses Can Improve Their Customer Experience for the Elderly Businesses are always working hard to try and make their customers happy; they might offer discounts or special offers to entice sales, or they may do their best to appeal to a certain demographic. However, not all businesses do what they...
First Talk Hickory with Hal Row – Smilecast 57
First Talk in Hickory with Hal Row First Talk with Hal Row airs weekday mornings 7:00 until 9:00 ET. Get all the local news, sports, weather, traffic and information. Call us at (828) 327-WHKY and express your opinion live on-air about the morning’s topic or ask a question of our in-studio...