Caregivers

Are you a caregiver? Either a professional, or a child, spouse, family member or friend, who as accepting the responsibility for caring for a senior. Dr. Casciani applauds your commitment and wants to provide you with great information, insights, and tips, to help you in your mission.

New Tech to Help Anyone Prepare to Age in Place
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Referred Article https://realestate.boston.com/ask-the-expert/2020/03/18/tech-updates-help-age-in-place/ Here’s a nice collection of the latest tech items that make “aging in place” or better yet, “living in place” more likely. It is a great article…

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Signs Your Elderly Parent Shouldn’t Be Living Alone
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Article Referred https://www.thehealthy.com/healthcare/caregiving/signs-an-elderly-parent-should-stop-living-alone/ This is a great article about this important and difficult discussion and decision. To help us make more informed decisions about time to shift parents from independent…

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Interview on the Senior Care Industry Netcast
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Here is a great interview I did on The Senior Care Industry Netcast with Valerie V This is Valerie VanBooven with the Senior Care Industry Podcast where leaders with 3…

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Information for Professional Caregivers
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ARE YOU A PROFESSIONAL OR PARAPROFESSIONAL WHO IS NOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF OLDER ADULTS, READY TO RE-THINK STEREOTYPED VIEWS ABOUT GETTING OLDER, AND WANT INSIGHTS ON TAPPING THE…

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We’re All in this Together: But, Are We Really?
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by Joe Casciani We hear this phrase repeated time and again, from newscasters, public officials, politicians, and countless others. Proclaiming that “We are all in this together” during this worldwide…

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We May Soon Have Pills to Keep Us Healthy and Living Longer
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by Joe Casciani Researchers studying age-related decline have been pursuing drugs that inhibit a pathway that regulates growth and metabolism in cells.  What they have discovered is that besides regulating…

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Tips for Seniors Dealing with the Transition from Home to Assisted Living
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by Joseph Casciani KAREN WEEKS, GUEST AUTHOR WWW.ELDERWELLNESS.NET One million — that’s the number of seniors who are currently living in an assisted living facility, and that number is expected to…

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Never Too Late: Research Now Finds that Increasing Exercise at Any Time Can Increase Lifespan
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by Joseph Casciani The notion that it’s never too late to shift toward healthier behaviors gets another boost with research findings from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. …

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Necessity is the Mother of Invention: How a Shortage of Caregivers is Driving the Development of Robots for Improved Elder Care
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by Joseph Casciani Inventions meet an existing, and usually growing need.  Panasonic now makes a robotic bed that is easily converted into a wheelchair. Sony is expanding its work with…

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Moving Into Residential Aged Care
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by Joseph Casciani We’ve posted a step-by-step overview of moving into residential aged care. Please follow the link below to check it out! MOVING INTO RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE

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Let’s Get Clinical: Understanding Depression, Dementia, and Delirium
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by Dr. Joe Casciani This blog is about three clinical syndromes that besiege many older adults: depression, dementia, and delirium. For those who are not working in the field of…

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Involved and Empowered: Long Distance Care for a Senior Loved One
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by Joseph Casciani CLAIRE WENTZ, GUEST AUTHOR WWW.CARINGFROMAFAR.COM It can be stressful to have a senior loved one who lives an airline flight or long car ride away. While it’s…

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