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From The Editor |
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Treating Your Partners Well
In 2001, we created the annual
Caregiver Friendly Awards to celebrate products,
services, media and books which have the best
interest of the family caregiver in mind. One
of our very first winners was a Personal Emergency
Response System (PERS). It did not win for any
advanced technology, but because the judges thought
the company’s commitment to customer service was
specifically outstanding. For the first time,
seniors who used the service were actually
encouraged to talk with the service agents on the
other side of the big red button; and the
representatives checked in with their clients on a
daily basis just to see how things were going.
Thankfully, this is a common part of many PERS
services today...continued
Take
care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Feature Article
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Elder Management of Cholesterol |
By Cheryl Ellis, Staff Writer
Mom cuts her cholesterol pill in
half. At seventy-eight, she’s enjoyed a long life with
little health trouble, except for “some cholesterol.”
Medicare and supplemental insurance take care of
approximately thirty days worth of medication. She
dislikes paying for something she considers an
unnecessary expense when her husband has to fill his
blood pressure pills monthly, and sometimes more often
when the dosage must be adjusted...continued
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Guest Column |
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Schizophrenia: My Other Mother |
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As far back as I can remember, there was
always something a little “left-of-center” about my mother’s
behavior. She was a highly intelligent woman who had worked in
medicine during the ‘50s, prior to my birth in the early ‘60s. My
father was completely devoted to her in every way, and seemed almost
protective of her...continued
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Caretips |
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Give Yourself a Break, Right Now
Doctor appointments that must be
scheduled; the constant care and attention your loved
one needs, both physically and emotionally; the back and
forth to grocery stores, drug stores, physical therapy
sessions and, most of all, the need to know you are
doing the "right thing" for loved one in need of your
care. We all know the daily challenges we face as
caregivers and that we seldom have time for ourselves....continued
Share your tip, advice resource or observation.
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Sharing Wisdom - Q&A |
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From David in Arkansas
My wife is a stroke
survivor eight times. She has aphagia and uses a feeding tube. Rather
than sit and slowly administer her water through a syringe, I have
learned to pour the recommended amount in a fresh food bag, cut the
small band that the pump uses and let gravity give her water. What took
15 minutes can now be done in a minute. (It takes about four minutes for
600ml of water to go through.) What a relief on my back! You should know
that I am new to this and may have used the wrong terms, so please don't
be misled. All I know is that it works for us. Peace and all good things
to you.
From Yvette in Philadelphia
I saw on this
Web site about putting dots on the caps of the medicine bottles so that
people will know how many pills to take. That has helped so much. Thank
you to the person who recommended that.
The best ideas and solutions for taking care of your
loved one often come from other caregivers. Please post your ideas
and insights and we will share them with your fellow caregivers.
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