Dangers of Ignorance Category
Dangers of Ignorance – This category cautions caregivers and those needing care to fully investigate resources and recommendations as those providing the information do not always have extensive experience in the areas in which they are making recommendations. Well -meaning individuals looking in from the outside often cause more harm than good in caregiving situations. Some older adults are trusting and vulnerable to outside influence.
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Caregiving: Fear of Making the Wrong Decision
Pamela D, Wilson MS, BS/BA, NCG, CSAFear of making the wrong caregiving decision results in hesitation and mistakes. When crises occur, caregivers are forced to make decisions under pressure. Why is caregiving so exhausting when we love our parents?A lack of experience and the pressure of time ...
Top 10 Caregiving Mistakes
Caregiving mistakes are easy to make when one is new to the role of a caregiver. There is little education prior to becoming a caregiver unless aging parents prepared us for this role. As in many aspects of life, there are lessons to be learned and a lot of bumps and bruises that occur along th...
Hip Fractures Kill – The Benefits of Rehab
Refusing rehabilitation after an accident is rarely a wise decision. Maintaining strength and flexibility is important to avoid unnecessary accidents, hospitalizations and nursing home stays.
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5 Star Quality Ratings for Nursing Homes Highly Questionable
By Pamela D. Wilson, CSA, MS, BS/BA
The news recently buzzed about the Five Star Quality Ratings published for skilled nursing facilities. I was excited myself until I looked further into how the ratings were actually calculated. The ratings are based on three categories of data: health in...
Intimidated by the System: Don’t Be
A woman called asking for assistance in having her father released from a nursing home. Her father was admitted 45 days prior for rehabilitation after a stroke. It was the opinion of the nursing home that her father needed continuous care and should remain in the nursing home permanently.
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Chronic Disease, Physical Strength and Old Age (Family)
By Pamela D Wilson CSA, CG, MS, BS/BA
How many of you remember Jack LaLanne, an early pioneer of good health and exercise? Jack is quoted as saying:
“Life is survival of the fittest. How many healthy people do you know? How many happy people do you know? Think about it. People work at d...
The Story of the Lone Cow
Tales of The Caring Generation: The Story of the Lone Cow (podcast 6:37 playing time)
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Cardiac Rehab is Underutilized
Heart disease tops the list of chronic diseases resulting from aging. It is one of the most under diagnosed diseases in women, with more women dying from heart disease than breast cancer. By age forty, one in two individuals are diagnosed with high blood pressure which contributes to heart dise...
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