Heidi turned the ringing alarm off. It was 6:00AM and time to get the kids off to school and then drive to her in-laws to provide care. Debbie, her mother in-law, is 75 years old and suffering with arthritis and she cannot lift the father in-law, Jim, out of bed or help him to the shower. It is important that Jim gets into the shower daily because he is incontinent of urine. This has been the daily routine since Jim’s
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YES, you can as many are doing in Painesville, come see for yourself ‘S’ Generation Center in Painesville Ohio launches new Parkinson’s Disease fitness program featuring OhioHealth Delay the Disease — the nation’s leading Parkinson’s Disease exercise program. ‘S’ Generation center (440-357-6666) located in Painesville offers a new, life-changing fitness and mobility program expressly designed for people with Parkinson’s disease. Led by nurse consultant STELLA NSONG, RN a certified OhioHealth Delay the Disease instructor, the program improves the physical, mental,
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Whether you were plunged into caregiving and find yourself knee deep in a crisis or you are planning ahead (by the way, most people don’t plan ahead so if you are planning, here is my high 5 to you) you could benefit from the experiences of the professionals and everyday family caregivers in our global community of caregivers. It is our hope that our resources and services will help you to avoid stress, frustrations, headaches and unnecessary cost that many
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Following a PBS Frontline exposé on abuses in assisted living facilities, professional geriatric care manager and elder care expert STELLA NSONG urges families to execute the appropriate legal documents to ensure that the right person has the authority to direct and provide the best and safest care options possible. Assisted Living resident faces arrest for stealing airport rental car, leaves an emergency room AMA, hitchhikes to his now vacant townhouse, no one has the “legal authority” to transfer the resident
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There is a 13% chance that you or your loved one will suffer from Parkinson’s disease just be virtue of living in Ohio. Despite years of research, the true cause of Parkinson’s remains unknown but research shows that there are a few things you could do to delay the physical effects of Parkinson’s disease. Many people who feel forced to live in a nursing home are in that predicament partly because of a fall associated with physical challenges some of
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Employees who serve as caregivers at home need more than an EAP. There is something missing in our employee assistance programs. Focusing on employee needs through benefits is a constant concern as well as an ever rising cost among employers. The employer’s cost rises but productivity does not rise at the same pace and in many instances it decreases. This is happening because AMERICA is facing an elder care cliff: The time between now and when an individual is faced
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