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Find Peace of Mind by Financially Planning for Long-Term Care

For seniors and family members, planning for health care typically revolves around planning for Medicare coverage. But for...

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9 Ways to Reduce Caregiver Stress

Being a caregiver is one of the biggest and most challenging jobs in the world. While it can...

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How to get to know your Loved One’s Neighbors if you’re a Long-Distance Caregiver

The term “long-distance caregiver” may sound like a contradiction, but it’s not an uncommon scenario in the U.S....

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5 Tips for Improving Home Safety for the Visually Impaired

In 2004, some 3.3 million people over the age of 40 were living with blindness or low vision....

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Empowering Caregivers is Vital to Preventing Falls

Last winter I slipped and fell in my driveway. It was early in the morning, so I did...

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Caregivers: Honor your loved one’s end of life preferences

In the early eighties after having suffered a heart attack my grandmother wrote a letter. The letter outlined...

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Caregiver Wellness: Empowering Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

According to the Stroke Center, 750,000 Americans will suffer from a stroke this year. Approximately seventy percent of...

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I Trained the Cat: An Emergency Response Solution?

Last week, Mrs. Lydia, the great-grandmother of a close family friend, fell and broke her hip. Few injuries...