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Eldercare and Money Matters

Savvy Ladies has some good tips on financing for eldercare. One of the points stressed is that the caregiver must also make sure their financial house is in order.
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Medicare Part D stands for “Drama”

There is not a week that goes by that Grandma isn’t inundated with Medicare Part D Prescription Plan solicitations. She has even heard from companies that she doesn’t have a previous business relationship with. She’d selected a plan a couple of years ago. Grandma got a survey to fill out for a [...]

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Sponsored Post: 7 Tips for Caregivers, Dealing with Stress

Too often, we as caregivers forget to slow down and take care of ourselves. Most times, we let ourselves slip through the cracks in order to be “on call” for those we care for. The truth is, we can’t be there for our loved ones unless we are here for ourselves.
Here are some tips I [...]

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Teaching Elders to be environmentally responsible

Being that last Monday was Blog Action Day, this was the day that the blogosphere focused on the environment. Its easy for most of us to help the environment, but what about the elderly?
Besides having Grandma recycling bottles , I also convinced her to change her lightbulbs to energy efficient ones.
How I managed to [...]

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Big Yellow Taxi Tour

One of the things that I enjoy are field trips. Its more fun when I actually get Grandma out to explore the city. Several weeks ago, we were forced to take a trip into the big city because of an administrative paperwork snafu.
The paperwork worked out, but what was more fun was showing [...]

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Today is Grandparents Day…

I know that I am extremely lucky to not only have a grandmother, but to also had a great-grandmother in my life. I know that there are people who haven’t had a chance to meet their grandparents. If your grandparents are around, listen to them and record their stories, because, their stories are your history. [...]

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Grandma conquers the cell phone

While I was in Chicago during the BlogHer ‘07 conference. Grandma’s landline went out yet again. Its gotten to the point when every time she sees a telephone truck, she cringes. During the speaker’s reception, my aunt called me from home saying that she couldn’t get a hold of my grandmother.
My mind was racing [...]

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