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Isolation & Loneliness: What is the difference and what to do about both
Guest Speaker: Andy B Crocker, MS in Gerontology Extension Specialist in Gerontology Health, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Description: Explore the difference between isolation and loneliness in older adults and how to make meaningful connections. How can you...
Alzheimer’s Association 2021 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures
The Alzheimer's Association's annual report reveals the burden of Alzheimer's and dementia on individuals, caregivers, government and the nation's health care system. The accompanying special report, Race, Ethnicity and Alzheimer’s in America, examines the...
I’m the Caregiver – What legal authority do I really have?
This Caregiver Teleconnection call was presented by guest speaker, Martin Rechnitzer, Attorney on Monday, March. 8, 2021. Learn more about these free monthly calls by visiting their website or calling toll free: 866-390-6491. Description: Warning signs of “helpful”...
Can mindfulness practice make you a better caregiver?
Being a caregiver is not easy. Not only do you have to remember, organize, and track the important details of your life, you also have to do the same for your care recipient, simultaneously! Can developing a mindfulness practice help you become a better caregiver?...
Slow Medicine
I have been reading the book My Mother, Your Mother, by David McCullough. Dr. McCullough is a geriatrician, and he proposes that we adopt the method of "slow medicine" with older adults. When you consider our current health care delivery system, it is excellent at...
Making Home Safer
Making home safer for an older adult who has difficulty walking, seeing clearly, or some other disabling condition means making a home safer for everyone who lives in the house. Since falls in older adults accounts for the leading cause of disability and impairment...
Traveling and Caregiving
Traveling can be fun with a loved one but can provide special challenges for family caregivers when the older parent, spouse, or other family member needs special assistance due to chronic health problems. Communicating and planning are essential. Basic Travel Tips...
Competent Conversations with Health Care Providers
This Caregiver Teleconnection call was presented by guest speaker, Tanesha Tyler-Carr, Alzheimers Association on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Learn more about these free monthly calls by visiting their website or calling toll free: 866-390-6491. Description: Using effective...
Communicating with the Doctor and Other Health Care Professionals
As a caregiver, practicing clear communication will help you be a more effective and a better advocate for the person in your care. Because good communication helps people clear up misunderstandings and confusion quickly, builds positive relationships and leads to...
Prescription Medication Safety: The Caregiver’s Role
Did you know over two million Americans experience adverse drug reactions from prescription medication each year? Patients develop complications from these medications when doctors, pharmacists, and health care professionals ignore precautionary measures and lack...
