AgeWell Care Management

These pros help keep ailing, aging loved ones safe — but it's a costly service Private care management, often nurses or social workers, is a growing field that helps people navigate the elder care system. People call it "a game changer" — but it comes at a high price.

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Tips for Checking on Aging Loved Ones during Holidays Uncategorized Tips for Checking on Aging Loved Ones during Holidays tips of what to look for and questions to ask when spending time with aging adults this holiday season.

This will be a great conference. It has 11.5 of CEU's for nurses and Social workers. There is still time to join us.

The ALCA South Central Chapter is gathering in the Dallas area from September 21-23! This is an opportunity for professional development, education, growth, and networking. See speakers, register, etc. today: https://ow.ly/GwpX50Pwf99

https://www.nextavenue.org/how-to-stay-close-while-caring-from-a-distance/

How to Stay Close While Caregiving from a Distance Being a long-distance caregiver is a challenging role for millions of Americans, but there are resources to help manage the logistics and reduce the burden and guilt

HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE – UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE hospice care HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE – UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE

This is so important here in Texas!

Keeping Older Adults Safe in the Heat Health Keeping Older Adults Safe in the Heat

https://blog.aginglifecare.org/blog/tips-for-helping-a-loved-one-adjust-to-assisted-living/

Tips for Helping a Loved One Adjust to Assisted Living Assisted Living Tips for Helping a Loved One Adjust to Assisted Living

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8dNR09G3U&t=3s

Find Help with an Aging Life Care Manager® Overwhelmed by the choices and decisions that come with aging? Turn to an Aging Life Care Manager® to help you make the best decisions and deliver the best s...

https://www.rightathome.net/blog/when-siblings-disagree

What To Do When Siblings Disagree on Care for Aging Parents Sibling disagreements on how to care for elderly parents can be hard to overcome. These tips may help families plan for the aging journey.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2023/01/06/alzheimer-drug-fda-washington-legembi-japan-biogen/stories/202301060111

Alzheimer's drug that modestly slows disease OK'd by FDA The drug, Leqembi, is the first that has been convincingly shown to slow the decline in memory and thinking that defines Alzheimer’s by targeting the disease’s underlying biology.

Great conference with Teepa Snow in Dallas!

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/experimental-drug-shows-signs-of-slowing-cognitive-decline-in-alzheimers-patients-study-finds/3137233

New Drug Shows Signs of Slowing Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Patients, Study Finds The data was presented at an Alzheimer’s meeting in San Francisco and published in The New England Journal of Medicine. U.S. regulators could approve the drug as soon as January.

There are many stereotypes about dementia, and what those living with the condition can and cannot do, but when we look at a loved one with dementia we should always see the person first.

People living with dementia still have their own likes, dislikes, hobbies, and history. Perhaps they’re a music lover, a star baker, or a keen gardener – there is so much more to a person than the dementia.

We should never make assumptions about someone because of the condition they're living with💙

https://www.jameslwest.org/blog/understanding-alzheimers-disease-symptoms-stages-and-treatment-options

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease: Symptoms, Stages and Treatment Options Currently, over 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, projected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050. Topping vascular dementia, accounting for 60%-80 of dementia cases, it is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Learn more about Alzheimer’s, its stages, common...

https://www.jameslwest.org/blog/strategies-understanding-and-managing-unwanted-behaviors-wandering-rummaging-hoarding-and

Strategies for Understanding and Managing Unwanted Behaviors: Wandering, Rummaging, Hoarding and Packing We’ve talked about how to read your loved one’s unwanted behaviors as non-verbal communication: they are coping and reacting the best they can with the abilities they still have. In this post, we’ll dig deeper into four of these specific behaviors – wandering, rummaging, hoarding and packing...

Take a stand against ageism: Treat older people with the kindness, respect they deserve The fastest-growing segment of the population in the United States is 85 and older.

https://www.jameslwest.org/blog/non-verbal-communication-managing-unwanted-behaviors

Non-Verbal Communication: Managing Unwanted Behaviors Is your loved one “acting out” or behaving in ways you don’t understand – like un******ng in public or acting aggressively toward family or friends? Due to the cognitive decline caused by dementia, affected individuals may no longer be able to verbally communicate their wants, needs and emot...

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Lewy Body Dementia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options Often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia (LBD) is in the top four most common types of dementia. It is a very complex condition, severely impairing not only cognition but motor skills as well, and difficult to diagnose. Learn more about Lewy body dementia and ...

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-geriatric-care-manager

What Is a Geriatric Care Manager? A geriatric care manager can help you and your family identify caregiving needs and ways to meet them. Learn about the services they provide, and questions to ask during an interview.

Fact Sheet: U.S. Dementia Trends As the large baby boomer population ages, the total number of people with dementia in the United States will rise.

https://theseniorsource.org/resource/scam-alert-fake-homecare-call-visits/?fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwAR2UMNfnVonF_32fnMqn1DCEyWju6CjWuyJAtSlFgBXUMhKUmMSFjh70Roo

Scam Alert: Parkland advising Dallas County seniors to protect themselves against fake homecare call visits Scam Alert: Parkland advising Dallas County seniors to protect themselves against fake homecare call visits Call 911 if you feel threatened by an unrecognizable caller or home solicitor Dallas – A recent phone call scam is targeting the Dallas County elderly community. The Parkland Health Call Cen...

Waiting to talk finance with an aging parent in cognitive decline is a mistake, experts say Waiting to talk to an aging parent about their financial future until they experience cognitive decline is a mistake, say financial advisors.

How to lower your A1C Reviewed for medical accuracy by Magdalena Chavez, PA-C. Diabetes is a common disease that affects approximately one out of every ten Americans. And prediabetes, a state of higher risk of getting diabetes or cardiovascular disease, is present in almost one in three Americans. With such high-risk

Retirees Spend a Lot of Time and Money to Buy Their ‘Forever Home.’ Then They Sell It. It doesn’t take long for people to discover that what’s perfect now is far from perfect before too long. And it costs them.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/elder-abuse-spreads-stoked-by-the-pandemic-11640704358
The numbers of abuse are up 55% since 2020. Watch out for your loved ones by putting security safeguards in place.

Elder Abuse Spreads, Stoked by the Pandemic Older Americans are falling victim to fraud, physical violence and neglect as isolation from family and institutional staffing shortages erode safeguards.

Great perspective on how to address your age!

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