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What’s In A Wired Home?

In addition to camera monitoring, companies offer other kinds of services to help keep track of an elderly person’s daily activities.

As Americans live longer than ever, some will find it difficult to stay in their beloved homes: Steep stairs or a slippery shower can pose dangers, and standard houses are not wheelchair accessible.

It’s a common problem — and an expensive one. Making a home accessible can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

A “Village” in the world of the aging is an organized network of volunteers dedicated to doing what is needed for seniors to stay in their homes.

For an annual fee, these communities help seniors manage household tasks they can no longer handle and arrange transportation when they can no longer drive.

A 2009 survey found that 14.5% of the U.S. population – about one of every seven of us – is responsible for the care of a disabled person age 50 or over, up 28% since 2004.

Increasingly, the elderly disabled are paying family members to care for them in family home.

Alzheimer families and the holidays: Tips to enjoy the season (Part 2)

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Alzheimer families and the holidays: Tips to enjoy the season (Part 1)

But for families living with Alzheimer’s, the holidays can also be a difficult time.

How Do You Take Care of Mom – Long Distance

You live in a different city or state than mom. You try your best to see her, take the long trips, as much as you can. You call every day. However, no matter what you do, you feel the guilt, for not being there for her.

How to Find and Select an Elder Law Attorney

Properly addressing legal issues, in a timely matter can go a long way towards improving the quality of life of your family member, with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as making things easier for the caregivers

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