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Coping with Medical Challenges During the Holidays

ageofaustin wrote 1 day ago: From the Right at Home website If you or a loved one is dealing with the challenges of diabetes, hea … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Seniors, Holiday, Stress, Medical, Management

Confusion and Forgetfulness: The Right Diagnosis is Important

ageofaustin wrote 3 days ago: From the Right at Home website Ralph had hip replacement surgery at the local community hospital. Th … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Events, dementia, alzheimer's disease, Depression, Parkinson's, Stroke, dementia related illnesses

Holiday Visits May Be the Time to Discuss Home Care

ageofaustin wrote 6 days ago: From the Right at Home website. For most of us, winter holidays are wrapped up with family tradition … more →

Tags: Events, Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Christmas, eldercare, Families, Holidays, "long term care", Planning

New Study Shows What Americans Don't Know About Long-Term Care

ageofaustin wrote 1 week ago: From the Right at Home website. Most Americans know what long-term care is and how much it costs, bu … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, aging at home, Aging in Place, Insurance, "long term care", study

NFL Will Aid Former Players with Memory Disorders

ageofaustin wrote 1 week ago: More than 15 former NFL players, executives and doctors testified before Congress earlier this week … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, alzheimer's foundation, National Football League, NFL

Research Opportunity: Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3)

ageofaustin wrote 1 week ago: This year on May 1st 6-10 pm we are hoping to sign up over 500 volunteers to take part in a long ran … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, American Cancer Society, Cancer, Research, studies

Aging in Place in the Suburbs: Making "Lifelong Communities"

ageofaustin wrote 2 weeks ago: The move to suburbia over the past decades has been for privacy, elbow room, and affordability. Curr … more →

Tags: Elderhaven Adult Day Center, Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Aging in Place, Design, Research, Suburbs

Living With and Writing About Alzheimer's

ageofaustin wrote 3 weeks ago: From the Practical Care Continuum newsletter. Bob's Blog: Living with Alzheimers Follow a blog w … more →

Tags: alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Association, Living with Alzheimer's

Phoenix Center Report Says Internet Cuts Depression for Elderly

ageofaustin wrote 3 weeks ago: According to a new report, senior citizens – especially those facing any form of depression … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Computers, Depression, Internet, Research, seniornet austin, Seniors

SPREADING THE WEALTH--OBAMA STYLE9 comments

Nunly wrote 3 weeks ago: (Video:  H/T to my friendly blogger, mcnorman. I love the music on this video, it’s perfect!) … more →

Tags: state of the economy

Campaign Documentary Premiers on Capital Hill

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: “An Age for Justice: Elder Abuse in America,” a powerful documentary premiered on Capito … more →

Tags: Elderhaven Adult Day Center, Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Documentary, Elder Abuse, elder justice now

Number of Patients with Dementia on the Rise

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: From Right at Home.com Studies are underway to help understand Alzheimer's disease and offer mor … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Alzheimer's, americans with alzheimer's, patients, Research, Treatment

Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits: Are You Eligible?

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: From the Right at Home website. November 11, 2009 is Veteran’s Day. Right at Home would like t … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Events, Veterans, Veterans' affairs, va, Services, Military Service

Medicare's Annual Open Enrollment is November 15 - December 31

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: From Right at Home.com Help senior loved ones select a quality plan. The Medicare website offers too … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Medicare, care, Insurance, open enrollment

Late-Dementia Suffering Often Unnecessary

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: Death Rate for Advanced Dementia Similar to Some End-Stage Cancers From WebMD.com Oct. 14, 2009 … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Alzheimer’s disease, end of life, Susan L. Mitchell, MD

Help Loved Ones with Hearing Loss During the Holidays

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: From Right at Home website. The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is urging families across America to … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Seniors, Hearing Loss, Holidays, Communication

Cognitive Factors Preceding Alzheimer's Disease Examined

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: Study identifies four cognitive factors likely seen up to three years prior to disease onset From Mo … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer Disease Research Center, University of Kansas in Lawrence, cognitive factors

Budgeting for In-Home Care

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: From the Right at Home website. Mom isn’t ready for assisted living. She wants to stay in her … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Seniors, care, in-home care, financial planning

Series Chronicles Families Affected by Alzheimer's Disease

ageofaustin wrote 1 month ago: Newsday, a daily newspaper covering Long Island, NY, recently kicked off a series that chronicles th … more →

Tags: Sara Peralta, Outreach Coordinator, Events, Newsday, Long Island, NY, alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's: The love and the heartbreak


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