Caring for Aging Parents as a Positive, Healthy Life Experience
Are you faced with the prospect of caring for your aging parents at home? Are you worried about coping with this new lifestyle change for them, and for you? You can be certain that you are not alone in feeling somewhat overwhelmed or inadequate in handling what lies ahead. For, with the baby boomers’ generation now entering or well within retirement years, the senior population is rapidly growing, greatly increasing the need for assisted living, and especially for home health care for seniors.
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Caring for a Wandering Alzheimer's Patient
Wandering around the house may be irritating to the caregiver, but not necessarily unsafe for the patient. In this case, you may need to adjust your anxiety level about wandering. Two characteristic precursors to wandering are restlessness and disorientation. Redirecting behaviors, distracting, orienting, and encouraging physical exercise therefore, serve to reduce the incidence of wandering. Some suggestions are...
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Alzheimer Care in Ontario
Alzheimer care providers offer specialized care and supportive programs for persons with Alzheimer Disease or other forms of memory loss or cognitive impairment. Providers may be facility or community-based.
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