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Regency Home Care of North Atlanta on preparing to care for aging parents – LIVING WELL Magazine

August 3, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Regency Home Care of North Atlanta on preparing to care for aging parents – LIVING WELL Magazine

Preparing to Care for Aging Parents
Erich W. Schuetz, MBA, Regency Home Care of North Atlanta, North Atlanta LIVING WELL Magazine

Several years ago when I was sharing care giving duties with my sister for our 88-year-old mother, she slipped and fell in the bathroom one morning and broke her collar bone. I’ll never forget the sight of watching her fall and not being fast enough to stop her. Living in the far reaches of Nevada, the drive to the nearest hospital was a two-hour drive. […]

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Senior Helpers on heat warnings for local seniors often go ignored – LIVING WELL Magazine

August 2, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Senior Helpers on heat warnings for local seniors often go ignored – LIVING WELL Magazine

HEAT WARNINGS FOR LOCAL SENIORS OFTEN GO IGNORED
Study finds heat warnings targeting the elderly are largely dismissed
By Stacey Hilton, Senior Helpers, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine
Summers in the desert area can be brutally hot, and while heat alerts warning of specific dangers to the local elderly population are often issued – they seem to be largely falling on deaf ears. […]

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Best Buy Walk-In Bath Tubs on Retaining the Dignity and Freedom to Bathe Independently – LIVING WELL Magazine

July 26, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Best Buy Walk-In Bath Tubs on Retaining the Dignity and Freedom to Bathe Independently – LIVING WELL Magazine

Retaining the Dignity and Freedom to Bathe Independently
Donna Aust, Best Buy Walk-In Bath Tubs, LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)
The “Boomers” are aging and will experience the same health issues common among the elderly – arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis and hearing and vision loss; but, they are choosing to live longer in their homes today than in the past, thanks to thoughtful products designed to aid independent living and through consumer education on senior home safety. […]

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Home Hospice of Grayson on patients and pets – LIVING WELL Magazine

July 24, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Home Hospice of Grayson on patients and pets – LIVING WELL Magazine

Patients and Pets
Sherry Little, Executive Director, Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties
As we age, become ill, and ultimately walk through our final journey, we tend to lose the life we have built over the years; not all at once, but in bits and pieces, giving up one thing today and something else tomorrow. […]

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Accessible Home Health Care of Collin County – LIVING WELL Magazine

July 17, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off on Accessible Home Health Care of Collin County – LIVING WELL Magazine

Americans Worry About The Need For Long-Term Care, But Fail To Prepare

By Rokeya Sultana, Accessible Home Health Care of Collin County, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine

As retirement savings have taken a serious hit in the last few years, the cost of long-term care services has continued to rise, causing many Americans to doubt their ability to pay for the services they may need in the future. […]