Articles
Below is a sampling of articles devoted to senior care topics, including health & wellness issues, finance & legal matters, and tips for both caregivers and careseekers .
Senior Care
Caring For Parents
After relying on mom and dad for everything from extra cash to career advice, have the tables turned and do they need you as badly as you used to need them? If so, you’re not alone. According to a recent survey by the AARP, approximately 44% of Americans are caring for elderly parents and that number is only expected to increase as the baby boomers enter their golden years. With this in mind, many adult children are trying to figure out how to take care of aging parents who can no longer take care of themselves.
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- Keeping Your Home Safe and Maintaining Your Independence
- Safety Tips
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Health & Wellness
Angina Pectoris and Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly
Chest pain occurs when the heart does not get enough oxygen from blood. This squeezing pain in your chest is known as Angina Pectoris, a symptom of Coronary Artery Disease. CAD is the most common type of heart disease. Because Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in America, understanding Angina Pectoris is important to every seniors' wellbeing.
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- Exercise
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Finance & Legal
Medicare and Prescription Drug Coverage
Medicare prescription drug coverage is insurance for senior citizens. It covers brand-name and generic prescription medications at participating pharmacies. This coverage offers protection for people whose medication costs are very high, and it protects people from unexpected future prescription medication costs.
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- How To Pay for Long-Term Care
- Crime and Senior Citizens
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Careseeker Tips
Tips for Interviewing Caregivers
Tips for finding a good care match for you and your family.
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- Everything You Need to Know About Background Checks on TheCaringSpace
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Caregiver Tips
Caring for Senior Citizens with Chronic Illness
Senior citizens face many challenges from aging. In addition to these obstacles about 80 percent of senior citizens will end up having to cope with at least one chronic illness and about 50 percent will have at least two. Dealing with a chronic condition is difficult for anyone, particularly senior citizens who may already be facing declines in health associated with aging.
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- Elder Abuse
- Tips for Family Caregivers
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