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4 Min Read Linda Kople

Reduce Your Stress with a Dog or Cat Friend

The feeling of being welcomed home every day by a dog or cat is something that many pet owners love. Research shows that pet ownership reduces stress and anxiety. Life is stressful, and stress and anxiety can adversely impact your health.

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Are You Old? Depends on How Old You Are

You may be as old as you feel, or as old as you look, or as old as you act. Old is part feelings. However, aging is a reality that can't be ignored because of the tremendous impact on your family and finances.

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Are You Old? Depends on How Old You Are

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Canadian Long-Term Care Advocate Tells of New Crisis in Facilities Due to COVID-19

Ongoing virus crisis is harming residents and staff of long-term care facilities. Staff shortages are placing residents in isolation. Residents tell families they would 'rather die' than live in solitary confinement. Being prepared for the costs and burdens of aging will benefit you and your family in the decades to come.

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Canadian Long-Term Care Advocate Tells of New Crisis in Facilities Due to COVID-19

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Family and Friends Provide Substantial Amounts of Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - Study

Informal caregivers are the backbone of long-term health care, but the job places stress and anxiety on family caregivers. We expect LTC facilities to have adequate staffing, but a study suggests facilities became dependent on informal caregivers as well.

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Family and Friends Provide Substantial Amounts of Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - Study

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9 Min Read Charles Oliver

Current Long-Term Care Facility Survey System Carries the Risk of Producing Sterilized Care

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducts surveys of long-term care facilities following the protocols set up to determine whether a facility is following regulations and eligible for recertification. But are these surveys producing 'sterilized care?"

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6 Min Read Linda Kople

Both Parents Have Dementia, Now What? Ways to Cope

When a parent has the onset of dementia, you often take on a caregiver's job. When both parents have dementia, you have double the pressure. There are ways to cope. What if this happens to you and your spouse in the future? Are you prepared?

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Both Parents Have Dementia, Now What? Ways to Cope

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Researchers Discover How Exercise Can Improve Memory

Most people start getting concerned about memory loss after age 50. The number of people with dementia will increase in the decades ahead unless some treatment or cure is discovered. Meanwhile, planning is vital for your family and finances.

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Researchers Discover How Exercise Can Improve Memory

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Keeping Clean in the Virus World. Which Items at Home Should Be Cleaned More Often?

Regular cleaning and disinfecting the high-touch surfaces in your home is a crucial precaution to lower the risk of infection, especially today with COVID-19. Where do you start? How do you help older parents?

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Keeping Clean in the Virus World. Which Items at Home Should Be Cleaned More Often?

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Women with Cardio Issues Lead to Midlife Cognitive Decline

The decline in memory and cognitive skills can start in midlife for women with cardiovascular conditions and middle age risk factors. These individuals have a higher risk of needing long-term care and often wait until it is too late to seek Long-Term Care Insurance.

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Reduce Your Stress with a Dog or Cat Friend

Senior Needing A Helping Hand?

Are You Old? Depends on How Old You Are

Are You Old? Depends on How Old You Are

Canadian Long-Term Care Advocate Tells of New Crisis in Facilities Due to COVID-19

Canadian Long-Term Care Advocate Tells of New Crisis in Facilities Due to COVID-19

Family and Friends Provide Substantial Amounts of Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - Study

Family and Friends Provide Substantial Amounts of Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - Study

3D Medical Animation - Benefiting Health Care and Medicine

Current Long-Term Care Facility Survey System Carries the Risk of Producing Sterilized Care

Both Parents Have Dementia, Now What? Ways to Cope

Both Parents Have Dementia, Now What? Ways to Cope

Researchers Discover How Exercise Can Improve Memory

Researchers Discover How Exercise Can Improve Memory

Keeping Clean in the Virus World. Which Items at Home Should Be Cleaned More Often?

Keeping Clean in the Virus World. Which Items at Home Should Be Cleaned More Often?

Women with Cardio Issues Lead to Midlife Cognitive Decline

Senior Needing A Helping Hand?

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