Experts Offer Advice to Caregivers of Elderly
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SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Geriatrics experts are offering a new easy-to-understand information sheet designed to help prevent burnout in people caring for elderly parents or other older loved ones.
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Elderly people who walk the most have the best mental function, according to two new studies in the Sept. 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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A wide variety of experts on long-term care have expressed serious concern that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most of the 1.5 million Americans who live in nursing homes.
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Boomertech Alarm.com last week unveiled a wireless system that tells you if the older folks in your family are breaking their routine -- a sign that they may need help.
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TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have zeroed in on blood biomarkers that could someday help doctors predict who&#39;s at risk for Alzheimer&#39;s disease. They might even help guide treatment, the U.S. researchers added.
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As they grow older, even people who seem perfectly on top of things may have trouble making good decisions, a new study suggests.
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A little planning now can save your loved ones lots of hassle.
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Walking may protect the elderly from developing dementia, research suggests.
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Moving into a long-term care facility can be very difficult for patients with dementia, and new research shows that their caregivers may also suffer during the transition.
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FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Caregivers who provide help with such tasks as managing money and medication experience more stress than those who mostly assist with the physical needs of an aged or disabled relative, says a University of Arkansas (UA) study.
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Medical breakthroughs hold   out the prospect of living longer and healthier lives, with   current life span norms set to be turned on their head, an   expert on anti-aging said on Friday.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- In all the excitement of the holidays, families can overlook the fact that the more frail and elderly among them are no longer able to take part in traditional holiday tasks, such as decorating or cooking.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Spouses caring for partners with Alzheimer&#39;s disease report better physical health if they participate in individual or group counseling, new data shows.
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It is already known that drinking a little red wine and cooking with olive oil may help us to live longer. Now experts say adopting four simple lifestyle measures more than halves an elderly person&#39;s risk of dying.
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Localities are tailoring services to help aging populations live longer in their own homes.
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At a time when local governments are in a whirl of planning for aging baby boomers, folks in one Montgomery County community have mastered the art of delivering senior-friendly services.
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Your parents are getting older. Here's how you can help them.