Posts Tagged ‘Old age’
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Vintage radio
Taking care of the elderly often falls upon the shoulders of their children. Normally those children are in the middle aged and sandwiched in between taking care of their own growing kids and then taking on additional duties to their aging parents.
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Tags: Assisted living, Health, Health care, Mental health, Old age, Senior Health, United States
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
- Image by Borya via Flickr
Watching out for a senior friend or family member is something we can all do, and while a lot is said about what to do in the case of elder neglect not as much is said about the symptoms. While one may be worried about reporting a problem and being wrong, at times it is better to be safe and wrong, than right and have done nothing.
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Tags: Abuse, Elder, elderly, elderly activities, elderly appreciation, elderly care, elderly independence, elderly living, Health, Old age, quality of life, senior citizens
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Reports are showing that the elderly are becoming more at risk of financial abuse than ever before. Often the abuser is someone close to them that they would normally trust. Most elderly are being abused by a close family member, and the overall reports of the amount of people being financially abused are shocking.
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Tags: Abuse, Elder, elderly, elderly care, elderly independence, elderly living, Finance, financial stability, Health, Old age, Senior, senior citizens
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Thursday, July 1st, 2010
The elderly health care landscape at the moment is in dire need of help. Officials are trying to work with the present system to sort out many issues that senior citizens often face when it comes to their health care needs. With the elderly the largest growing portion of the population, they are also having the most issues when it comes to the current system.
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Tags: elderly, elderly care, elderly independence, elderly living, Health, Health care, Hospital, Medicine, non medical care, Old age, quality of life, Technology
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