• The Elder Care Market

    Updated: 2010-09-02 20:10:43
    Need a home care agency serving Colorado Springs CO… http://ping.fm/jTBVP

  • The Elder Care Market

    Updated: 2010-09-02 20:10:43
    Need a home care agency serving Tampa Bay Florida. http://ping.fm/VAnlq

  • Need a home care agency serving Tampa Bay Florida.

    Updated: 2010-09-02 20:09:43
    If that's you, we have an Alzheimer's Marketing Program lead for you! Please reply to valerie@ltcep.com Thank you!

  • Need a home care agency serving Colorado Springs CO…

    Updated: 2010-09-02 20:08:46
    If that's you, we have an Alzheimer's Marketing Program lead for you! Please reply to valerie@ltcep.com Thank you!

  • Gerotranscendence

    Updated: 2010-09-02 14:33:22
    Dr. Lars Tornstam, a Swedish sociologist, has coined the term ‘gerotranscendence’, which he describes as a shift from a materialistic and rational view of the world to a more cosmic and transcendent one, normally accompanied by an increase in life satisfaction. His point is that as we age our values and interests change and mature, [...]

  • Assessing Frailty Risk in the Elderly

    Updated: 2010-08-31 20:35:32
    Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have developed a new assessment tool that provides a reliable and practical way of assessing an elderly person’s risk for frailty.    Other tools have been available for a number of years but were generally not readily applicable in routine primary care practice. SHARE-FI [Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in [...]

  • Need a home care agency serving Colorado Springs CO…

    Updated: 2010-08-31 18:21:00
    We just added a new feature to our Alzheimer’s Home Care Marketing program…… http://ping.fm/UqleA

  • We just added a new feature to our Alzheimer’s Home Care Marketing program……

    Updated: 2010-08-31 18:11:44
    It hasn't been announced yet, and is still a bit of a work in progress (don't tell George I said this ), but we've just implemented something for our Alzheimer's Home Care Network that adds a 4th and 5th level of opportunity for online visibility and leads. Directories are a dime a dozen and I [...]

  • We just added a new feature to our Alzheimer’s Home Care Marketing program……

    Updated: 2010-08-29 00:24:33
    Do you provide home care services in the Tampa Bay area? http://ping.fm/AXDln

  • Do you provide home care services in the Tampa Bay area?

    Updated: 2010-08-28 23:20:05
    Do you provide home care services in the Tampa Bay area? Specifically, Homasassa Florida? I need a home care agency in that area who would like a lead from our Alzheimer's Program. If this is you please send an email to support@ltcexpert.zendesk.com , and refer to Homasassa FL lead. By the way, if you haven't joined, you [...]

  • Growing Old At Home

    Updated: 2010-08-25 09:40:59
    This week National Public Radio in the US is publishing a series of articles entitled Growing Old at Home.  The series addresses the new types of technologies being developed to enable older Americans to remain home longer as well as concepts of universal design that helps shape environments to be more accessible. The series is [...]

  • Ageing in Prison

    Updated: 2010-08-24 09:22:15
    Institutional living comes in many shapes and sizes and one type that often is forgotten is living in prison.   And as the prison population in the US grows in numbers as well as in age, their care can be a challenge. An interesting article this week in The Columbia Daily [Missouri,USA] gives a good overview [...]

  • Do you provide home care services in the Tampa Bay area?

    Updated: 2010-08-23 19:46:47
    I just gave away a lead to a home care agency near Dallas Texas! http://ping.fm/Chssa

  • I just gave away a lead to a home care agency near Dallas Texas!

    Updated: 2010-08-23 19:43:54
    Our Alzheimer's National Network of home care providers and assisted living providers is growing by leaps and bounds. Today a lady called in from our national site looking for help with a loved one in Rowlett Texas (near Dallas). I gave away that lead to a home care agency we do business with in that [...]

  • Thoughts on Palliative Care

    Updated: 2010-08-22 16:20:53
    Researchers at Harvard Medical School in the US have found that patients receiving palliative care lived a longer, better life then those not receiving the care. Read an editorial on the report in the New England Journal of Medicine.

  • Fear of Falling

    Updated: 2010-08-20 01:46:10
    Falls by the elderly can lead to major injury and decline in health and well being.   Falls are usually associated with poor balance, anxiety, and depression. Now another cause has been identified – fear of falling.    A study released in the British Medical Journal found that being afraid of falling increases the risk of falling, [...]

  • Ageing in China – The Role of Volunteers

    Updated: 2010-08-18 01:46:47
    China’s rapidly ageing population is presenting unheard of challenges to the government.  In an attempt to encourage more of their residents to volunteer their time to help their own family and those of others, the city of Beijing is presenting those who do volunteer awards for filial piety. But as noted in the Global Times, [...]

  • For the Musically Inclined

    Updated: 2010-08-13 15:44:07
    Remember the Zimmers, the singing group that became a worldwide phenomenon, composed of singers whose collective age is about 3700?    Their signature song was ‘My Generation’ by The Who, with the catchy line “I hope I die before I get old’. There are a number of songs that speak to growing old and The Guardian [...]

  • New Realities of an Older America

    Updated: 2010-08-11 19:45:13
    The Stanford [California] Center on Longevity recently published  a report entitled New Realities of an Older America: Challenges, Changes and Questions. This joins a number of recent studies showing the impact of the global ageing phenomenon and how important it is to change societal and economic policies to address these demographic challenges. New Realities provides [...]

  • Aged Care Planning: A Critical Need in Australia

    Updated: 2010-08-10 12:52:03
    Alzheimer’s Australia recently commissioned research group Access Economics to model different scenarios for the supply of aged care, to identify strategies to increase consumer choice and to promote service flexibility, and to identify funding options for a sustainable aged care system into the future The report, Caring places: planning for aged care and dementia 2010-2050, [...]

  • Baby Boomers Leaving Suburbs- Moving Closer to Cities

    Updated: 2010-08-04 15:32:01
    Home About APA Advertising Archives Disclaimer Elderly Needs Elderly Intellectual Needs Problems for Elderly People Climbing Stairs Privacy Policy Fitness Over 50 Home Blog article : Baby Boomers Leaving Suburbs- Moving Closer to Cities Current Article Baby Boomers Leaving Suburbs- Moving Closer to Cities By admin on Aug 4, 2010 in News Baby boomers are now leaving the suburbs and are moving into neighborhoods closer to cities . This is a trend that not only affects them but also affects their children and . grandchildren Why Boomers know their driving years are limited . They want to be closer to the supplies they need . They like the idea of walking to the grocery store . Boomers also want the neighborhood experience . They don't want to be isolated in big houses surrounded by high

  • Care Management

    Updated: 2010-08-03 18:37:00
    Informed Eldercare Podcast Helping caregivers of an elder with information and resources while offering . hope Tue , 3 August 2010 Care Management Just like caring for a child for the first time , many caregivers find themselves caring for an elder for the first time . nbsp With no experience or guidance they can feel overwhelmed , frustrated and uncertain that their care is right . nbsp Caregivers want to make informed decisions not only for themselves but for the elder . nbsp Enlisting the help of a professional Geriatric Care Manager alleviates all those . concerns Many times a care manager can help the elder to stay in their home longer , maximize their resources , and give them a quality of care that is in the elder's best . interest In this show Nancy Allen with Solutions For Care ,

  • What Keeps You Up At Night

    Updated: 2010-08-03 02:24:05

  • Hoarding Syndrome is Common Problem for Seniors

    Updated: 2010-07-20 01:03:53
    Home Instead Senior Care of Sonoma County shares an advertorial with article on hoarding syndrome. Hoarding is a problem that is especially tough for the elderly as well as their family caregivers. Article outlines what to look for and how to prevent the problem.

  • Baby boomers and work family balance show

    Updated: 2010-07-18 14:39:55
    Many Baby Boomers care for children and aging parents while holding down a full time job pushing them to the limit. Many employers are addressing elder care issues by adding work life benefits including dependent care referral services.

  • RCP Portfolio 2010

    Updated: 2010-07-15 18:39:23
    Portfolio of Select Project Work by Robert C. Pfauth, AIA, NCARB - 07/2010

  • Elder care icost2010

    Updated: 2010-07-14 11:35:34

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