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Comment on Be wary of these 10 scams aimed at elders by Joe

Joe — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:50:58 +0000

Do you have more information about the other scams besides the grandparent scam? It would be helpful to have examples so that we can discuss this with our parents. Concrete examples like the one you give are so much more powerful than just saying, “watch out for financial scams.”

Thanks!

Comment on Live alone longer? Seniors connect via the Internet by Albie

Albie — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:30 +0000

I totally agree with this article. You never need to be alone in the world. There is so much activity online that there is something for everybody. Even a cheap cellphone, like a Tracfone, can keep someone in touch and active with calling and texting.

Comment on Basketball legend Pat Summitt diagnosed with early onset dementia by jean blackwood

jean blackwood — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:39:27 +0000

I would like to know how does one determine the diagnosis of dementia or alzheimer’s? is it just short term memory loss? please help….

Thanks

Comment on 100 Simple Things: Alzheimer’s Prevention Book Fantastic Boomer Motivator by Gordon

Gordon — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:15 +0000

I’m genuinely irritated by this book and by extension this review. The advice it contains is I’m sure, generally good for leading a healthy life and like many chronic diseases, Alzheimers is likely to be more severe, sooner for people who are unhealthy. However, the suggestion, however well meaning, that you can prevent Alzheimers by following any of the advice in the book is grossly optimistic.
Not nearly enough is understood about the disease and not nearly enough is understood about how the brain works to be able to make a claim of that type.
My mother died last year at the age of 79. She had Alzheimers. Throughout her life she led a ‘healthy lifestyle’: she didn’t drink excessively, she was physically active, she understood the importance of a balanced diet, she was a secondary school teacher and after retiring studied geology at university. She was formally diagnosed as having Alzheimers when she was 70, although she and we knew long before then that she had many of the symptoms.
My apologies if this comment comes across as bitter in any way but I find the title and contents of the book both simplistic and insulting to people who have to live with Alzheimers every day.

Comment on 4 ways to support your parents’ long-term care planning by long term care

long term care — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:20:25 +0000

You should make sure your aging parents will receive the best care since they’ve taken care of you all their lives. it’s important that you have sufficient savings to cover the care, medications and treatment your parents might need in the future

Comment on Getting comfortable with nursing home visits by Ginger Schneider

Ginger Schneider — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:27:22 +0000

Hello,
What kind of small gifts should I bring? They just put my 86 year old Grandmother in a nursing home. She is very upset, and does not want to be there. Unfortunately for her she gave my Uncle (her son) power of attorney when she was ill, and regrets it tremendously! Anyway, she is stuck there, and he won’t even let me take her outside the home for lunch. I live 5 hours away, so I can’t visit her much. What can I bring her to make her life easier and comforting? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Ginger

Comment on Getting used to a nursing home takes time by Katherine Roberts

Katherine Roberts — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:48:47 +0000

Transition can be really hard not only to the parents but also to their children. It really takes some time to get used to this feeling, visiting your mom in the nursing home and watching other people take care of her. The sadness and longing will soon go away if you always think that this is the best for your mom. She deserves to have the best senior care.

Comment on Nursing homes going the way of the dinosaurs? by Katherine Roberts

Katherine Roberts — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:28:28 +0000

This is shocking. People have the right to stay in nursing homes and other senior care facilities. It’s not because they don’t want to take care of their loved ones but because they want to give the best care for them. I have to agree that this could be very hard to those with family members who have Alzheimer’s and Dementia. It’s hard to take care of people with the said conditions and the best option they have is to ask for professional help. Agencies should be more considerate and do their job.

Comment on GPS shoes could limit Alzheimer’s wandering by Helen

Helen — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:21:31 +0000

I think this is a super idea! Hopefully, the price will come down enough to make them available to all those with dementia or Alzheimers. All too often we see poignant articles in the paper about loved ones wandering off — with tragic results.

Comment on Nursing homes going the way of the dinosaurs? by Lila

Lila — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:41:42 +0000

Sadly, for many, “home” no longer exists. It should be a clinical decision whether or not to ask patients if they want to go home.