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The Facts About Assistive Devices
As age advances, some seniors experience discomfort or fear when doing activities they enjoyed in their younger years. If this is happening to you, an assistive device may help you overcome your difficulties.
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The Caregiver’s Emotional Well-Being
After a long day of taking care of your loved ones, you may experience a variety of emotions. Love for your elderly family member and the satisfaction you derive from helping may mingle with feelings of resentment about the loss of your privacy and frustration developed from believing that you have no control over what is happening. You may also find it hard to accept the decline of the special person for whom you are giving care.
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Normal Aging or Something is Wrong?
Our hair turns white (or falls out). We need glasses. We don't move as quickly as we once did. Others comment that the on the TV is too loud.
We expect to change as we age, even if we don't welcome all of those changes. We see age-related changes in ourselves and in our parents and other relatives. Sometimes the difference is dramatic, such as after a major illness or stroke.
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Seniors on Muscle Beach? You're Never Too Old to Get Fit.
If you think you're too old to benefit from a fitness regimen that includes weight training, think again.
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Sandwich Generation Survival Guide: How to Keep Smiling While Caring for an Older Family Member
Caring for older parents while caring for younger children has created a sandwiched generation that is struggling to keep up with all of its responsibilities. And as the population continues to age, caring for older family members will be an increasing concern for Canadian families.
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'Sandwich Generation' expected to grow
Canadians who raise their children and care for their aging parents at the same time face an increased burden including more complicated personal schedules and less pay, according to a new report by Statistics Canada
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Study: The Sandwich Generation
They are called the "sandwich generation", or people caught between the often conflicting demands of raising children and caring for aging parents or other relatives. And their life can be particularly stressful and hectic. More than 8 in 10 of these sandwiched individuals worked, causing some to reduce or shift their hours or to lose income.
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Caring for Your Aging Parents
Caring for your aging parents is something you hope you can handle when the time comes, but it's the last thing you want to think about. Whether the time is now or somewhere down the road, there are steps that you can take to make your life (and theirs) a little easier.
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THE SANDWICH GENERATION: JUGGLING FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
At a time when your career is reaching a peak and you are looking ahead to your own retirement, you may find yourself in the position of having to help your children with college expenses while at the same time looking after the needs of your aging parents. Squeezed in the middle, you've joined the ranks of the "sandwich generation."
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Sandwich Generation: Survive the midlife tug of war
Nearly 10 million boomers are now raising kids or supporting an adult child while giving a financial hand to an aging parent, the Pew Research Center reports.
And don't even get you started about how little you've saved so far for retirement. The bottom line: You need help.
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Eat Your Way to a Healthy Heart
Heart-smart eating is catching on. A survey by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute found that 90 percent of Americans know the risk of heart disease is linked to high blood cholesterol levels and eating high-fat diets. So let's review how easy heart-healthy eating can be.
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LIVING ON WHAT I LEARNED AFTER 65
A year ago I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia. The nutritionist put me on a diet regimen of many small well-balanced meals with a 1300-calorie maximum for the day. I’m back to a healthy weight for my age. I’ve concluded I must not simply cope with getting old, I need to change direction and meet it head on.
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Look-and-See Signs A Senior Needs Help:
What today’s seniors want most is to age in place. What they fear most is to lose their independence. But what they’re least likely to ask for is the kind of help that will keep them comfortable and safe at home. That’s why it’s often up to the adult children of aging parents to look for the signs that their elderly loved one needs help at home.
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