Showing posts with label Alzheimer's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alzheimer's. Show all posts
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Health Insurance and Medical Insurance News Feeds Added to the Caregiver's Beacon
A live news feed from the website Medical News Today for Health Insurance and Medical Insurance has been added to the Caregiver's Beacon. Other live news feeds currently include Alzheimers and Dementia, Caregivers and Home Care, Stroke and Hypertension, and Arthritis. There are also live video feeds for Alzheimer's Caregivers and for Stroke. A live newsreel also covers eldercare, nursing homes, home care and caregivers.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
New Features at The Caregiver's Beacon - Alzheimer's and Dementia Video Feeds, Eldercare News RSS Feeds, and Slideshows
There is a set of new, customized features at The Caregiver's Beacon blog. (1) Custom video feeds from You Tube continually update videos on Alzheimer's, Dementia, and the related brain issues. (2) A custom RSS feed from Medical News Today lists the last several weeks worth of articles on Alzheimer's, Dementia, Home Care, and Caregivers. (3) A custom newsreel feed lists the titles and beginnings of news articles on nursing homes, eldercare, and caregivers.
Additionally, for the relaxation of caregivers, seniors and other readers, there are several more features. A slide show provides continually changing photos of ocean sunsets.
For hobbies and relaxation there is also a link to read about this day in history, and to do crossword puzzles other puzzles.
As before, there is a long list of caregiver blogs, a list of healthcare blogs, and a list of helpful resources for caregivers, seniors and people with disabilities.
Additionally, for the relaxation of caregivers, seniors and other readers, there are several more features. A slide show provides continually changing photos of ocean sunsets.
For hobbies and relaxation there is also a link to read about this day in history, and to do crossword puzzles other puzzles.
As before, there is a long list of caregiver blogs, a list of healthcare blogs, and a list of helpful resources for caregivers, seniors and people with disabilities.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Jacqueline Marcell's Book "Elder Rage, or Take My Father Please" Has Advice and Humor Too
At the website for "ElderRage - Or, Take My Father Please!" eldercare expert Jacqueline Marcell tells about the times she had to intervene when her father, who was mostly blind, and had bad hearing and memory loss, hid the car keys so he could take the car out later. He insisted he did not know where the keys were. After Jacqueline heard a clanking when he walked she found the car keys masking-taped to his leg.
Another story titled, "Midsummer's Nightmare at the Alamo" tells of the time her father came in to wake her and tell her there were two guys in the house, one wearing a coon-skin cap like Davy Crockett, and another who looked like someone from the FBI. He pointed at Jacqueline's mom and said, "There's one of them now." But when they got closer to get a better look he said, "Oh, that's no guy, that's my wife."
By the end of the story Jacqueline's Dad is back in bed. Jacqueline relates, "I went back to my bed and intensely studied the texture of the ceiling as tears streamed down the sides of my face and clogged my ears. I'd have never guessed that I'd have to be my parent's parent..."
Jacqueline has been featured on television shows such as Regis Philbin's show, and on CNN. On the website you'll see over 50 endorsements for Jacqueline and her book, as well as information about her weekly radio show and schedule of speaking engagements.
Jacqueline's site has a wealth of Alzheimer's and eldercare information. She is a caregiver advocate who understands well the situations Alzheimer's caregivers encounter, from having experienced them herself.
Another story titled, "Midsummer's Nightmare at the Alamo" tells of the time her father came in to wake her and tell her there were two guys in the house, one wearing a coon-skin cap like Davy Crockett, and another who looked like someone from the FBI. He pointed at Jacqueline's mom and said, "There's one of them now." But when they got closer to get a better look he said, "Oh, that's no guy, that's my wife."
By the end of the story Jacqueline's Dad is back in bed. Jacqueline relates, "I went back to my bed and intensely studied the texture of the ceiling as tears streamed down the sides of my face and clogged my ears. I'd have never guessed that I'd have to be my parent's parent..."
Jacqueline has been featured on television shows such as Regis Philbin's show, and on CNN. On the website you'll see over 50 endorsements for Jacqueline and her book, as well as information about her weekly radio show and schedule of speaking engagements.
Jacqueline's site has a wealth of Alzheimer's and eldercare information. She is a caregiver advocate who understands well the situations Alzheimer's caregivers encounter, from having experienced them herself.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Alzheimers Caregivers Benefit from Training
The San Luis Obispo Tribune has an article about a study in which Alzheimers caregivers received special training.
A social worker visited once per week, teaching coping skills and providing information about Alzheimers. The training made a difference and the article goes into details with examples.
The article explains that taking care of a person with Alzheimers differs from providing care to a regular senior. Symptoms of Alzheimer's can include aggressive outbursts and wandering.
When I had a relative with Alzheimer's symptoms it was before the condition was studied as much as it is now. The outbursts were psychologically painful and puzzling to me because they came from someone who had never behaved this way before.
The variations in the relative's behavior at different times of the day or on different days kept me wondering what was going on and what to do. This very sweet person would sometimes say things that were so unpleasant it was hard to believe.
Today, with the information we have available now, understanding this relative would be so much easier and life could be better for him. Practical training in hands-on assistance for activities of daily living would have helped me to cope better and to be of more help to him.
For the entire article click on the link above.
A social worker visited once per week, teaching coping skills and providing information about Alzheimers. The training made a difference and the article goes into details with examples.
The article explains that taking care of a person with Alzheimers differs from providing care to a regular senior. Symptoms of Alzheimer's can include aggressive outbursts and wandering.
When I had a relative with Alzheimer's symptoms it was before the condition was studied as much as it is now. The outbursts were psychologically painful and puzzling to me because they came from someone who had never behaved this way before.
The variations in the relative's behavior at different times of the day or on different days kept me wondering what was going on and what to do. This very sweet person would sometimes say things that were so unpleasant it was hard to believe.
Today, with the information we have available now, understanding this relative would be so much easier and life could be better for him. Practical training in hands-on assistance for activities of daily living would have helped me to cope better and to be of more help to him.
For the entire article click on the link above.
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