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Is Happiness Still Possible with Pain or Chronic Illness?

Have you ever gotten out of bed and figured, “It’s likely to be one of those days!” Maybe your alarm didn’t go off, the hot water heater chose to quit working, and the dog chewed up one of your favori ...Continue Reading
Apr 10, 2019
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One-Third of The U.S. Workforce Are Leaving Their Jobs: Here’s Why

Recently, actor Rob Lowe brought caregiving into the public eye by sharing his experience of taking care of his mom and the toll it took on his own life. He explained, “When you’re caring for a loved ...Continue Reading
Apr 5, 2019
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Providing Care for Dementia? Here’s Why You Should Never Go It Alone.

Although scores of seniors are dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease, a far greater number of family members are trying to cope with providing care for dementia. Surprisingly, nearly 75% ...Continue Reading
Mar 14, 2019
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Senior women at home.

Alzheimer’s Care Is Hard. These Family Caregiver Tips Can Help.

At times, the greatest lessons in life arise through experiencing them firsthand; yet the knowledge we can glean from those who have traveled the same road before us is priceless. If you’re providing ...Continue Reading
Mar 7, 2019
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An adult daughter and her mother spending time together

The Best Approach for Telling Aging Parents Care May be Needed at Home

The first signs can be so subtle that many people wouldn’t even notice that anything is amiss. Mom is extroverted, pleasant, and conversational while visiting close friends and family and while runnin ...Continue Reading
Feb 27, 2019
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What Are the Best Types of Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments and How Do They Work?

The most recent Alzheimer’s data is worrying. The disease has become the 6th leading cause of death, rising above both breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. And while deaths from several chronic ...Continue Reading
Feb 20, 2019
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Top Tips to Keep Your Marriage Strong When Also Caring for Elderly Parents

In marriage we consent to stick with each other for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health – but what doesn’t come up during our vows to each other is the way to handle t ...Continue Reading
Feb 12, 2019
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Family Caregiving Issues: Are You a Helicopter Caregiver?

We’ve all heard of helicopter parents, especially when a child goes off to college. In fact, we may be guilty of hovering a touch too closely ourselves. Finding that appropriate harmony between caring ...Continue Reading
Dec 26, 2018
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The Benefit Employees Don’t Realize They Need: Senior Care Leave

Businesses have long recognized the need for new parents to take some time from their career to concentrate on the many requirements of an infant, but what has been recognized much less is the essenti ...Continue Reading
Oct 25, 2018
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An Elephant Never Forgets… And Could Teach Us More On Alzheimer’s and Dementia

The old saying is true: elephants actually do have phenomenal memories, even in their later years. For example, they can remember and go back to highly specific locations many years after visiting the ...Continue Reading
Oct 17, 2018
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45045 W Red Arrow Hwy
Paw Paw, MI 49079

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