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Magazine articles on caring for elders, and their special health issues.
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The Motley Fool
May 28, 2009
Dayana Yochim
Facing Mom and Dad's Money Issues Talking to Mom and Dad about their finances can help ease your mind and give you a head start mulling over what you'll face in the future. mark for My Articles similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
February 2009
Janet K. Specht
Assessment of Transient Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults Many caregivers erroneously consider urinary incontinence to be inevitable in older adults. Failure to identify and respond to transient urinary incontinence may lead to established incontinence and to other poor outcomes. mark for My Articles similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
November 2008
Madeline A. Naegle
Screening for Alcohol Use and Misuse in Older Adults: Using the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test--Geriatric Version The availability of accurate, easy-to-use screening tools to detect people in need of counseling can increase the number of older adults whose lives can be improved and even lengthened. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
November 1, 2008
Tom Riekse Jr.
Care for the Caregivers Caregivers -- a high percentage of whom are women -- begin thinking about the impact that health problems could have on their family. Financial planners should know how to address their concerns. mark for My Articles similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
October 2008
Wandering in Hospitalized Older Adults: Identifying Risk is the First Step in This Approach to Preventing Wandering in Patients with Dementia. People who have dementia are at risk for wandering away from the safety of the care setting and becoming lost in the community. Here are three critical elements of prevention and action. mark for My Articles similar articles
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander
4 Steps: Cope With Loss These 4 steps teach you to cope with loss by addressing times during the grieving process when it becomes overwhelming, and also inconvenient. mark for My Articles similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
September 2008
Messecar et al.
The Family Preferences Index: Helping Family Members Who Want to Participate in the Care of a Hospitalized Older Adult. Researcher Hong Li developed the FPRI in 2000 after analysis of in-depth interviews with patients, families, and nurses and many hours of observing hospitalized older adults and their family caregivers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn
Pleading Poverty Few things can play havoc with a thoughtful financial plan as surely as a long stay in a nursing home. Therefore, "Medicaid planning" has become a prime concern for many seniors and their younger relatives. mark for My Articles similar articles
American Journal of Nursing
June 2008
Ellen Flaherty
How to Try This: Using Pain-Rating Scales with Older Adults Pain is often undertreated and underdiagnosed in older adults. Regular use of short, simple, reliable pain-rating scales provides nurses and physicians with measurable information to establish and modify a pain management plan. mark for My Articles similar articles
Nurse Practitioner
May 2008
Jarosz & Bellar
Age-Appropriate Obesity Treatment Older adults who are obese must be assessed and treated for obesity within the context of aging. mark for My Articles similar articles
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