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“Being a Primary Carer for a relative with Alzheimer’s disease – The Long Goodbye” "It is a bittersweet irony that those who care for the sufferers in reality suffer more than the sufferers do themselves." Stephen Morgan describes, in the first part of a series, how life can indeed be "up and down" being a Primary Carer for a relative suffering with Alzheimer's Disease. 9 Quick Tips To Buying A Stair Lift As time goes by, it is only natural that we find certain everyday activities, such as climbing the stairs, becoming increasingly difficult. For someone with limited mobility due to injury, disability or chronic diseases such as arthritis and angina installing a stair lift is a low-cost common sense solution. A Grandparent’s Guide To Choosing Age Appropriate Toys According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 1.3 million children are entrusted to their grandparents every day. Roles of a grandparent include spoiling and enlightening their grandkids with toys they will enjoy. After all, toys are considered to be treasures of childhood. With this role comes an added responsibility to make sure that grandchildren stay safe and enjoy a toy that is age-appropriate. Grandparents make up a large percentage of toy buyers. Thousands of toys are marketed ... Adjusting To An Aging Mind As brains age, people are likely to think as quickly or remember things as well as they used to. You can follow a few simple tips to help remember things and avoid scams. Advantages of Adjustable Beds You may have noticed that adjustable beds are an extremely popular products these days. They all are over television and can be found throughout high end furniture stores. There are several advantages of adjustable beds and that is why so many people have bought adjustable beds and now are sleeping better then they ever have before. Aging Parents and Role Reversal Unfortunately, you are not able to turn back time. Your children are no longer the only parenting role you have. It is now including the care and decision making for your own parents. Role Reversal for aging parents is difficult on all concerned. It isn't anything you prepared for or expected would happen to you. If you need a dose of growing up, elder care will make it happen whether you're ready or not! Are you or your elderly parents moving to an Apartment from a house? Here's Help So you're moving to an apartment, what do you do with all your favorite things you can't live without? Are your parents elderly and you're downsizing them? Sure you can't take everything, but you probably can manage your/their most valued pieces. Here's some valueable tips. Not moving? Lots of FREE interior decorating and Interior design articles on my site. Gardening and Landscaping too! Assessing the Needs of Aging Parents Now - or at some point in the future - your parents may need you to take care of them. Caring for your aging parents is one of the most important challenges you may ever face. Baby Boomer Healthy Aging Survival Kit "Living longer and living better, that's what my baby boomer patients are looking for," says Dr. Steven Lamm, New York City internist and author of "Younger at Last." Baby Boomers and the 'Senior Moment' For baby boomers, the "senior moment" is synonymous with the inevitable process of aging. Or is it?

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