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From The Editor |
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Through the Woods
To Grandmother’s (and Mom’s) house we go this weekend all
across the country to visit our dear moms and grandmas. If you are a
long-distance caregiver, this trip offers an opportunity to spend time
with loved ones and take stock of how well they are doing on their own.
Some of the things you may want to check on while in the house:...continued
Take
care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Foods for Stroke |
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By Marie Santangelo, Staff Writer
The word “stroke” conjures up feelings of anxiety and fear even when
it has not touched our lives personally. When caregivers of stroke
patients face the reality of stroke and its aftermath, anxiety and fear
pervade care.
Often, we second guess our decisions as we care
for others, but the second guessing becomes more vivid when loved ones
have acute issues, like stroke. We worry that we did not give
medication properly, stress over small arguments that may have “caused”
the incident, and more.
Depending on the degree of impairment after a
stroke, our own health may take a turn into neglect as we pour more of
ourselves into caregiving. If we can put ourselves into a mindset
that incorporates self care into our daily routine, we will be less apt
to dismiss our needs.
Finding a balance in improving our
loved one’s health and keeping our own is a venture into more loving
care experiences. Society is making a shift toward a new attitude
when it comes to taking care of loved ones. As more people become
informed about what it takes to be a caregiver, the expectations others
have of caregivers become more realistic...continued
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Guest Column |
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Is a Registered Dietitian Part of
Your Home
Health Care Team? |
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By Rita Miller-Huey
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Has a registered dietitian ever visited you in your home to talk to
you and your loved one about their diet and health? Poorly nourished
adults have higher sickness and death rates than those who receive
optimal nutrition. There are many contributing factors to our elders
possibly being at nutritional risk. Their age and disease condition are
major factors. Their appetite and attitude have a huge influence on
their nutritional intake, also. If you offer them the finest in healthy
food, and they can't or won't eat, it can be a very frustrating
situation.
However, it is worth the effort to get creative-or
even devious-to ensure optimum nutritional intake. Functional status is
decreased as a result of poor nutrition. Studies have shown that about
40% of older adults are not getting adequate amounts of three or more
nutrients! The same people experience an increase in hospital admissions
and the length of hospital stays. They have more disease...continued
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Caretips |
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Fitness at 50+: Five Barriers You Can Beat |
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While exercise is often touted as a fountain of youth, it often gets
harder to do as you get older.
Physical medicine and
rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also called physiatrists, are doctors
who restore and maintain function lost due to injury, illness and
age-related conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis, joint
replacements or stroke. They often prescribe exercise to prevent and
treat many of these conditions, working with their older patients to
help them get the right kind of exercise so that they can remain active
and independent. PM&R physicians offer these tips to help caregivers and
their loved ones overcome five common fitness obstacles:
OBSTACLE: Declining strength
What you can do: Use your
endurance. It’s true we lose muscle mass as we age, and older people
have been told that weight training will help prevent this loss of
strength and keep them young. However, many seniors find they can’t lift
the heavy weight experts say is necessary to actually build muscle. A
recent study has shown that while muscle strength diminishes with age,
muscle endurance does not. You may benefit from working muscles longer -
doing more repetitions - with lighter weights. Exercises that emphasize
endurance, such as swimming, walking or biking, may be more enjoyable
and beneficial for you and your loved one than those that require great
strength... Continued
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Educate yourself &
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