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Helping Your Elderly Parent Give Up Driving
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Automatic Pill Dispensers – What are the options?
There are 3 main options when it comes to pill dispensers: talking pill bottles, automatic or electric pill dispensers, and simple phone or clock reminders. Why use an electronic pill dispenser? Sometimes remembering to take one tablet daily can be hard,…
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What is reminiscence therapy?
Reminiscence therapy taps into the long-term memories of those who have dementia, stimulating their deeper recollections. Memory problems often affect older people, particularly those suffering from dementia. In Dementia, short-term memory is affected more than long-term memories of childhood and earlier…
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Carer finances are under strain; what can be done?
95% of care is delivered by family members, which can put long-term strain on domestic finances. Can home care ever be an affordable option? Whatever your political views about benefit cuts and the struggle to access statutory care services, the…
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