sacredhands on Nov 26th, 2007Caregivers Beware Security Cams Are Monitoring Your Elder Abuse
A woman’s father suffered several debilitating strokes so she hired a home caregiver to help her out with the daily living tasks required to maintain his health. The caregiver, unfortunately, found it necessary to slap, punch and intimidate the man in order to get her job done. The daughter installed a security camera and [...]
sacredhands on Nov 19th, 2007Out-Of-Pocket Caregiving Costs Add Up To Expensive Hobby
Pay attention, caregivers! Someone has finally produced a study about the cost of providing caregiving to family members. The upshot: “These caregivers, spending on average 10 percent of their household income, manage the financial burden by taking out loans, skipping vacations, dipping into savings or ignoring their own health care.” The average out-of-pocket amount is [...]
sacredhands on Oct 25th, 2007Sleep Deprivation Caused by Illnesses and Medications Not Lack of Sex
Can’t sleep at night? Worried about the banker down the street who sold you a high-priced mortgage buried in hidden details? Did you take a out a second mortgage to live the good life only to discover you actually could lose your home entirely? Well, researchers have learned that “sleep does not change much from [...]
sacredhands on Oct 15th, 2007Senior Social Networking Makes Younger Generation Vomit
Once upon a time staying in touch with your friends meant getting off your butt and walking down the sidewalk to your next door neighbor’s for a cup of coffee. Now, everyone drinks their coffee at Starbucks and lives a million miles away from most of their family so the idea of staying in touch [...]