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Mother’s Day is one of the many celebrations that we have imported from the West. But unlike celebrating Halloween dressed as some Neanderthals, Mother’s Day is more profound and close to the heart. From the helicopter moms to the laid back moms, mothers come in all shapes and sizes. But the binding thread that steadfastly connects all moms is their unconditional love and support for their children forever. So on this mother’s day (8th of May), let’s put in all our efforts to make all mothers feel loved. The neighbourho...  
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Community organizations are working towards offering senior citizen education opportunities for free. There is host of opportunities for senior citizens who want to acquire new personal or professional skills. These educational opportunities are available for free through grants and scholarship. The availability of educational opportunities may vary from region to region. In most cases scholarships are offered based on income, qualification, and other criteria. Grant money is used to pay training programs, and these are available at no cost especially to senior citizens. Identifying Senior Educational Services Read more »

Both private and public payers are in need of quality reporting, better-informed handoffs and care coordination. Many healthcare providers are finding it important to switch to HIE (Health Information Exchanges). Moreover, several senior care providers are showing interest towards HIE partners and willing to take part in bulk payment programs this year.

What is HIE?

Electronic HIE allows pharmacists, nurses, doctors, patients and healthcare providers to share securely and properly acce...  
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Senior communities are burgeoning with aging parents preferring the best of care. Most elders prefer to moving to retirement communities as these places are equipped with the best of care services both nursing and non-nursing. You can find exclusive amenities like transportation, hair salon, spas, golf clubs, snooker table and other indoor facilities for recreation and health. Seniors want to maintain an active lifestyle without compromising on their individuality.

Types of adult communities Active adult communities are seeing a rise with baby boomers turning senior citizens. Activ...  
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Life is all about caring. Parents take care of us in our childhood days and we take care of our parent during their old age. Our affection towards our dear parents makes their life heavenly. Nurturing, love and Compassion are the three sweet lessons, what life teaches us. you can make your parents to stay happily and independently, if you desire so, from your heart.

Care Your Elders Physically

The crucial part in caring your most loved ones is to love them and help them to sta...  
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“How safe are you when your loved ones are away ?”   Asked a friend of mine, to his grand uncle, who was about 85 years old.   “Well,  relatively safe”,  was the answer.  With his children away and residents of a foreign country,   he decided to stay back in India.    They visit him once a year, and his age, makes it a difficult task for him to travel to them.    This is a very common happening in most families today.   Over the years,  elders choose their independence and not the vice versa necessarily.   A few of them move into retirement homes, which, in a way is the most s...  
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A survey has reported that 1.6 million seniors are being treated in emergency wards for fall-related injuries. A compilation of the top reasons for such falls is given below for your reference….

Impaired vision

Impaired vision is due to age related vision issues. Not wearing proper glasses/lenses will be the cause.

Surgeries

Surgeries in an elderly person will lead t...  
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Lives of Senior Citizens are not that easy to tackle with. There are plenty of challenges for both the senior parents and their caregivers. The challenges faced by the caregivers are administering their time, efforts and resources. The challenges faced by the aging parents are the thought of insecurity, feeling low and slow, dependency and health issues.

The children of the senior citizens intend to take care of every detail concerned to their aging parents. They use to invest number of hours in travel to reach parents’ home, d...  
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