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Checklist for Elders during Snowstorms

Snowstorms or not, its important to have a checklist of items prepared.
Here are a few items you may or may not already thought about.

If your elder has a home, do they need to go out in a storm? If they are anything like mine, they don’t want to go out.
Make sure they have all the [...]

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Its never too late to deal with the clutter

I stumbled upon this post from Uncluttered about dealing with someone’s stuff after they passed. Unfortunately, this has been me for the past 4.5 years  (13 if you count my great-grandmother’s things).
Everytime I try to bring up the subject with my grandmother, she throws a fit (yes, old people can have tantrums too) and cries [...]

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When you have to say “no” to an elder

We know what happens when a child throws a temper tantrum, but what to do when an elder throws one?
Recently I had to tell Gram “no” on several things, thanks to the economy. One would think that she being a child of the depression, that this wouldn’t be anything new.
I tell her that I haven’t [...]

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Crossing the Street

Several months ago, after coming from an errand, me and Gram were crossing the street. I wanted to cross at the stop light because, well, that’s what most people are supposed to do.
However, Gram insisted on turning the corner and seeing the garden. I hesitated because on the street where she lives, its not a [...]

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Do you know where your elder is?

Every evening at 10 pm,  the local FOX station asks parents do they know where their children are.  However, in this case the question is do you know where your elder is.
I call Grandma several times a day, even when I’m out of town. Some people think  I’m a bit too obsessive, but with Gram [...]

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Planning ahead for a vacation

Sometimes even caregivers need a break.

I recently went out of town for a conference and *some* vacation. Of course I hesitated going in the first place, but after reassurance from other family members that they would check in on Grandma. I was somewhat relieved.
I made sure Grandma had everything she needed including an extra trip [...]

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A Loaf of Bread

They say that a slice of pizza is the barometer of NYC transit fare. What about a loaf of bread?
I am Forbidden (yes, that’s a capital F) to get bread for Grandma that’s above $2.00. She says that it doesn’t make sense to just give away money.
Often I am lectured about back in the day [...]

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Ugly Betty focuses on caregiving

On the show, Betty and Hilda’s father is recovering from a heart attack and both sisters wrestle with the question of care giving. This episode hits close to home for many people today. Can one or two people can realistically take responsibility for a sick or elderly relative. In the end, they learned that [...]

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Rite Aid’s Site for caregivers

While writing another blog post, I stumbled upon Rite Aid’s site for caregivers. The site has video from experts, forums and articles for caregivers.

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Caregivers being replaced by robots in the future?

Grandma tells me ever so often about her “working girl” days. She said that there was a sign in the factory that said. “One day you may be replaced by a robot.”
In Japan, they are working on developing a caregiver robot. I feel quite irritated and the thought of a robot taking care of [...]

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