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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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Be Weary when Elders Handle Repairs

Its that time of year again, when everyone would want to contribute to hanging up holiday decorations.
However, its important to lay down some ground rules, especially when elders are involved before its too late.
Whenever Gram wants to hang something, she has to wait until someone comes over to help.
This is also the rule with smoke [...]

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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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Elder-proofing a home

We all heard about child-proofing the home after hearing news of a pregnancy or when the child’s about to walk, but what about elder-proofing a home before an incident?
I elder-proof by forbidding her to use a ladder, answer the doorbell after dark, or deal with any electronics but what other precautions one can take?
The New [...]

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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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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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Elder Healthcare Wishes

In the June 16th, 2008 issue of  the New Yorker New York Magazine, an article “Can One Sibling Pull the Plug if the Others Don’t Want To?” shows a case study when siblings are in dispute over a mother’s care. I have also personally seen this from friends and colleagues alike. For everyone sake, make [...]

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Helping Grandma up the stairs

Grandma informed me once again this week that the elevator went out again. This timing is all too ironic, as I saw this post from Popgadget. Maybe this will help the cause.

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