Stop Driving – Taking Away the Keys – How to Talk to an Elder Thirty-six percent of adult children polled by the Web site Caring.com and the National Safety Council said that talking to their parents about the need to stop driving would be harder than discussing funeral plans (29 percent) or...
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Key to Multitasking Effectively and What It Means to Brain Health
Effective Multitasking Can Be Learned Although “multitasking” is a popular buzzword, research shows that only 2% of the population actually multitasks efficiently. Most of us just shift back and forth between different tasks, a process that requires our brains to refocus time and time again — and reduces overall productivity...
Expression of Gratitude – Smilecast 20
Expression of Gratitude One of the biggest lessons I have learned from seniors is that those who live a quality life share a trait. Gratitude. Every night before I go to bed I think about three things I am grateful for that day. Your expression of gratitude could be silent,...
Visiting Elderly Relatives – What to Look For – Smilecast 48
Visiting Elderly Relatives My appearance on the Charlotte Today Show coincided over the holidays and we talked about visiting elderly loved ones during that time period. Caregiving at a distance can be difficult, stressful and time-consuming. And often the only time caregivers see the loved one is on a family visit,...
4 Ways Technology is Transforming Elder Care
4 Ways Technology is Transforming Elder Care – Courtesy of Click Intelligence Technology is transforming healthcare in many ways, but it has made a huge difference in the senior healthcare sector. Technology is not only facilitating interactions between health practitioners and senior patients but it is also making diagnostics and...
Find an Employer of Choice – Smilecast 19
The Employer of Choice Finding a helpful employer, an employer of choice, can greatly ease your caregiving burden. An understanding employer will have policies and procedures to help caregivers and more importantly will have a culture that reflects a progressive nature and caring hand toward family caregivers in the workforce....
Bacteria in Gut May One Day Slow Aging
Want to Slow Aging? Check Your Gut! Slow aging might be possible one day with supplements derived from gut bacteria. Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have identified bacterial genes and compounds that extend the life of and also slow...
Life Is a Sacred Journey – Smilecast 47
Interview with Micheal Pope on Life is a Sacred Journey Podcast Next January 13, a cruise will depart to the Caribbean from Ft. Lauderdale that will provide an opportunity for caregivers of all types to gain knowledge, create new friendships, and deepen relationships with other family members and older loved...