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Is Your Dad’s Confusion Dementia or Too Many Prescriptions? by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief Many adult children find themselves worried about their parent’s failing memory or balance issues only to discover that the parent is taking an armload of drugs prescribed by different doctors. Once all of the drugs are examined by one doctor and [...]

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Older Patients, Wiser Care Should You Tell Someone He or She Has Alzheimer’s? By Leslie Kernisan, M.D., Caring.com Senior Medical Editor Dear Dr. Kernisan: Should an elderly person (83) be told that she’s been diagnosed as being in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and what to expect as the disease progresses? –Caring.com community member [...]

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High-Tech Solutions to Aging-in-Place Dilemmas By Nell Bernstein, Caring.com senior editor Quick summary Ninety-five percent of people 75 and older say they want to stay in their homes indefinitely. This desire for independence is perfectly natural, but for their children, it's also a recipe for worry — that they'll fall, forget to take their meds, [...]

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In Home Care: Balancing a Loved One's Needs With Your Own When you're a caregiver, finding time to take care of your own health can be challenging — but doing so will help both you and your loved one. By Krisha McCoy, MS Do you provide assistance for an older person who needs care? People [...]

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