30 Tips

Using a Presto Printing Mailbox and the Presto mail service (http://www.presto.com) is a great way to "put it in writing" rather than cou...

Topics: email, internet, presto, printing-mailbox

If your mom has alzheimer's, then be sure that she doesn't wear her valuable rings around unsupervised. Once, my mom's wedding ring ende...

Topics: alzheimer's, security

my dad has been wheelchair bound since a stroke 4 years ago left him paralyzed and blind in one eye. he uses a motorized chair, but due ...

Topics: wheelchair

this may interest those of you who have a family member recovering from a stroke. when i was visiting my dad last week, i had just fini...

Topics: stroke

Jane Gross of the New York Times wrote a very honest, and instructive article about her families experience in dealing with her mother's ...

Topics: care, end-of-life, geriatrics, home, insurance, long, term

I just found a page on Kaiser Permamente's site that has forms (in a number of languages) for advanced directives in several states: h...

Topics: advanced-directive

The San Francisco Chronicle had an article from the Associated Press on the benefits of treating stroke survivors for depression: http...

Topics: anti-depressants, depression, stroke, treatment

The NY Times had an article that talked about some of the latest developments for monitoring those aging in place - from motion detectors...

Topics: aging-in-place, monitoring

I just read an article from a while back in the NYTimes about the hazards of reverse mortgages for the elderly. They're often pitched in ...

Topics: finances, inheritance, reverse-mortgages, scam

STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered...

Topics: stroke