Generation Alzheimer’s Michelle Seitzer, seniorsforliving.com A new microsite has been developed by the Alzheimer’s Association, with the apt albeit unsettling title – “Generation Alzheimer’s: The Defining Disease of the Baby Boomers.” Facts like “An estimated 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s” as listed on the site certainly affirm the severity of the impact that [...]
Creekside at Three Rivers presents "Truths & Myths in Aging". 3rd in a 6-part series. Tuesday, April 26 at 6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. Creekside at Three Rivers, 2744 Ashers Fork Drive, Murfreesboro RSVP to Claudia Harris at 615-895-3002 or marketing@creeksideassistedliving.com **************************************** Maury County Drug Take-Back Program Saturday, April 30 at 10:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Columbia [...]
Taking a Vacation from Caregiving – Part 2: Dealing with Separation Anxiety by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief Caregiving is, by nature, emotional. When loved ones need our care, it’s generally because their health is beginning to fail. As this happens, giving care can become a full-time occupation, mentally if not physically. If we decide that [...]
The National Family Caregiver Support Program Offers Help for Stressed Caregivers by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief Respite care programs are in place so the caregiver can have a break. While there aren’t nearly enough programs, there are some. One is the Federally funded National Family Caregiver Support Program. Caregivers need to be aware that respite [...]
"Ten Thousand Joys, Ten Thousand Sorrows: A Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s" By Katherine Tweed When Harrison Hoblitzelle, or Hob as he was known, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 72, he and his wife, Olivia, decided to go through the disease as lovingly and consciously as possible. A tall order indeed. In her memoir of living [...]