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Good question. I would stay away from anything with elder in it, name seems to have picked up negative connotations. Seniors is a bad term for baby boomers (they don't think they're old enough!), but ...

There's an interesting Wall Street Journal article about funding a move to a retirement community in these tough times. It also has some basic background about using the option of a reverse mortgage. ...

For people who are either hiring home health care aides for themselves or their loved ones, it is a difficult topic. Usually you have to go through a service, and you always wonder if you are getting ...

Pressure sores (commonly called bedsores) are an extremely serious and common problem for the elderly, bed-ridden patients, and paralytics. They come from too much pressure on certain parts of the bo ...

I was so struck by the comments on a website recently about a visitor's 90 year old father in Florida. He has no relatives nearby, is almost completely isolated, and extremely lonely. The poster noted ...

My husband and I take care of his mother in our home. Sometimes we both have to go on a business trip or vacation together. Ma definitely could qualify for a medicaid paid berth in a nursing home. W ...

I don't know about all this. What i've seen is most people, including my parents, want to hang on as long as they can! Whatever it takes

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Topic: Elderly care
myturnnow Replies: 6 Views: 48985	Forum: General Assisted Living Advice Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:45 pm Subject: good name for eldercare company
myturnnow Replies: 6 Views: 48985	Good question. I would stay away from anything with elder in it, name seems to have picked up negative connotations. Seniors is a bad term for baby boomers (they don't think they're old enough!), but ...
Topic: Reverse mortgage is an underused tool for elders
myturnnow Replies: 3 Views: 34666	Forum: Assisted Living Financial Issues Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:44 pm Subject: Reverse mortgage is an underused tool for elders
myturnnow Replies: 3 Views: 34666	There's an interesting Wall Street Journal article about funding a move to a retirement community in these tough times. It also has some basic background about using the option of a reverse mortgage. ...
Topic: Home Health Care Aides
myturnnow Replies: 5 Views: 277549	Forum: General Assisted Living Advice Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:38 pm Subject: Home Health Care Aides
myturnnow Replies: 5 Views: 277549	For people who are either hiring home health care aides for themselves or their loved ones, it is a difficult topic. Usually you have to go through a service, and you always wonder if you are getting ...
Topic: Pressure Sore Prevention and Care
myturnnow Replies: 3 Views: 51820	Forum: General Assisted Living Advice Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:49 pm Subject: Pressure sores
myturnnow Replies: 3 Views: 51820	Pressure sores (commonly called bedsores) are an extremely serious and common problem for the elderly, bed-ridden patients, and paralytics. They come from too much pressure on certain parts of the bo ...
Topic: Integrating elders into the mainstream
myturnnow Replies: 2 Views: 18189	Forum: General Assisted Living Advice Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:42 pm Subject: Integrating elders into the mainstream
myturnnow Replies: 2 Views: 18189	I was so struck by the comments on a website recently about a visitor's 90 year old father in Florida. He has no relatives nearby, is almost completely isolated, and extremely lonely. The poster noted ...
Topic: Will Medicare pay for respite care
myturnnow Replies: 3 Views: 92853	Forum: Assisted Living Financial Issues Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:26 pm Subject: Will Medicare pay for respite care
myturnnow Replies: 3 Views: 92853	My husband and I take care of his mother in our home. Sometimes we both have to go on a business trip or vacation together. Ma definitely could qualify for a medicaid paid berth in a nursing home. W ...
Topic: Slow medicine - care for seniors
myturnnow Replies: 7 Views: 43816	Forum: General Assisted Living Advice Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:23 pm Subject: Slow medicine - care for seniors
myturnnow Replies: 7 Views: 43816	I don't know about all this. What i've seen is most people, including my parents, want to hang on as long as they can! Whatever it takes