Tag: elders
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How Older Adults can be Planning ahead and be ready for severe weather and natural disasters
A great resource for Older Adults to reference is included in the the link below: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/disaster-preparedness-and-recovery-older-adults Be prepared: Pay attention to potential weather alerts where you live. “Thinking about what your community is most likely to encounter will help you understand what you might need to include in your plan. For more information on preparing…
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Do you worry about the parent who remains in the community when one is in a nursing home and if they can still afford to stay in the community?
The decision to place one parent in a nursing home and keep one home can be a very difficult one. Unfortunately this is a decision that friends my age have to agonize over. They may have a parent who has Dementia and one that does not but is unable to provide the care to their…