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Know This: Your Aging Parent Living At A Distance May Be At Risk

American families are often scattered across the country. Kids grow up, find opportunities they like in other places and move away from home. The parents may stay put, happy to remain where they’ve lived most of their lives. Then aging happens. And with it, risks no one really thought about.…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 15, 2023

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Alzheimer’s Disease And Medication Myths

The FDA has approved various medications in hopes of providing anything that can truly change the course of Alzheimer’s disease. But medications have failed to do so. No medication so far stops the disease nor cures it. One consistent finding in all the research studies that precede FDA approval of…

Mikol DavisAugust 10, 2023

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Deadly Heat And The Danger To Aging Parents With Memory Loss

This is the hottest summer ever, news reports tell us. We stay inside, we use air conditioning, we hydrate well. But some aging parents who live alone or with only part time help at home are at particular risk. It’s not just that older people can’t regulate their body temperature…

Carolyn RosenblattJuly 18, 2023

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Dementia Prevention: Tips From Current Research to Love Your Brain

People used to fear a diagnosis of cancer above all. That has been replaced by fear of a diagnosis of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. Most people know someone who has it or did in the past. There is good reason to be afraid. It’s a difficult, expensive and sometimes very…

Carolyn RosenblattFebruary 4, 2023

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What Decisions Can An Aging Parent Make After A Dementia Diagnosis?

When an aging parent is diagnosed with dementia of any kind, it can be devastating and confusing to the family. For some, there is denial: “It’s not that bad, I don’t see anything wrong with her, and let’s just let things stay the same for now.” For others, there is…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 23, 2022

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Should You Encourage Your Aging Parent To Move To Assisted Living?

Factors to consider Assisted living homes continue to spring up, with owners hoping to attract the highest paying residents to the nicest facilities. After all, Medicare does not cover assisted living and residents must pay out of pocket. If you are considering this for an aging parent, cost is a…

Carolyn RosenblattNovember 7, 2022

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Aging Parents With Dementia: Preparing For The Long Goodbye

It seems that we hear of yet another family facing dementia just about every day at AgingParents.com. They want to understand options about how to pay for care, what to do with sibling fights about the elders, and they seek answers for many related legal questions. In the midst of…

Carolyn RosenblattJuly 2, 2022

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Travel With Frail Aging Parents? What To Consider And What To Avoid

Travel With Frail Aging Parents? What To Consider And What To Avoid Many of us made travel plans with aging parents long ago, hoping the pandemic would would be over by this time. Delayed events, rescheduled celebrations and other family gatherings are still on the calendars of families and aging…

Carolyn RosenblattJune 12, 2022

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Aging, Dementia And The Stress On Caregiver Spouses

The Stress On Caregiver Spouses Most of us know someone who has memory loss issues. Maybe we know someone who has cognitive impairment or dementia. What we don’t always see is how these issues affect the spouse of the impaired person. The caregiver role can turn into something no one…

Carolyn RosenblattMay 11, 2022

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The Adult Only Child And Two Impaired Parents : Know The Legal Essentials

The Adult Only Child And Two Impaired Parents : Know The Legal Essentials Mandy, age 55 is an only child who lives two hours away from her parents. They are in a rural area, a small town with few resources for seniors. Her Mom has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s…

Carolyn RosenblattApril 12, 2022

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