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Caregiving for an Aging Pet Owner

This infographic explores the challenges, benefits, opportunities, and concerns of caregivers caring for pet owners.

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By Jess Bibbo | 03/16/2023

An older couple embracing

Understanding and Diagnosing an Older Loved One’s Dementia- or IDD-Related Depression

Dementia, intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and depression can, unfortunately, be closely linked. An estimated 30 to 40 percent of individuals diagnosed with dementia may also suffer from depression. This number includes older adults in the IDD population who also have dementia—and who are already fifty percent more likely to struggle with mental health conditions, according to the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. 

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By Julie Hayes | 03/15/2023

A back view of writer Mark Lee's mother walking down a street

My Mother's Caregiver: Long-Term Care Insurance

Writer and photographer Mark A. Lee joins us yet again for a guest blog about his struggles advocating for both his mother and himself as a caregiver to long-term care insurance companies.

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By Mark A. Lee | 03/15/2023

A caregiver helping a loved one with a walker walk down the street

Spring Increases Risk of Dementia-Related Wandering

For caregivers of someone with memory and thinking problems, the change of seasons from winter to spring can raise unique concerns. The same freedom that warmer weather provides can also increase the risk of wandering for those with dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 60 percent of persons with dementia will wander at least once; many will wander repeatedly. As risky and dangerous as wandering is, caregivers can take steps to reduce the risk.

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By Cathy Franz | 03/15/2023

There’s a huge assortment of unproven “miracle cure” treatments out there advertised to manage and possibly cure painful symptoms of chronic illnesses quickly and easily. Unfortunately, many of these fraudulent products specifically target older adults.

Avoiding Medicine and Health Remedy Scams

Schemes advertising dubious pills, potions, diets and other supposed treatments for a wide variety of illnesses common in older people have been promoted by fraudulent salesmen for centuries. Nowadays, instead of listening to sales pitches for home remedies at the county fair from snake oil salesmen, vulnerable older adults are bombarded by ads for these questionable solutions in newspapers, magazines, TV, the internet, and even cell phone text messages.

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