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Show Your Loved Ones That You Care

adultcare — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:21:21 +0000

“This Article” by Matt Johnson raises some very good points about caring for your elderly loved ones. It means so much more to show genuine interest in the people close to you rather than simply sending a generic Hallmark card. “care for your loved ones and your senior care clients, as surely they have cared for you.”

Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT)

adultcare — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:18:07 +0000

Second Wind Dreams is a national non-profit organization that has developed a tool that will change the way we perceive aging. Called the Virtual Dementia Tour, it enables people to feel what Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease might feel like.

Adult-Care.org on KPTV Portland

adultcare — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:32:42 +0000

This is a great piece that aired on KPTV12 Portland back in 2007. Check it out. It provides some great information on our company and the goals we’re trying to accomplish.

Also, everyone should check out this blog. Some great posts can be found there.

How will you deal with your parents’ needs as they get older?

adultcare — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:16:30 +0000

Found this excellent article in the Washington Post today about caring for your parents as they age.

“Fewer than 5 percent of the elderly live in institutions. Nursing home use has been falling for 20 years. Overwhelmingly, the people taking care of seniors are the people who always have: their families. ‘If families were not available,’ says Lynn Feinberg of the Family Caregiver Alliance, ‘the whole health-care system would fall apart.’”

This information in this article is closely related to our other post on families tasked with caring for their loved ones. It warns about the vast number of us that are unprepared to handle taking care of, or finding care for, our loved ones. Learning your options now can make all the difference for you and your loved ones in their time of need.

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adultcare — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:26:01 +0000

Twitter!

adultcare — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:11:26 +0000

Now you can follow us on Twitter at. We’ll be updating it with all our current goings-on here at Adult-Care.org. Check it out.

When is it the right time for YOU to start thinking about your parents’ senior care?

adultcare — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:32:40 +0000

There is no concrete answer to this question. Depending on how organized your life is, you might consider the possibility of your parents’ retirement in an adult care facility before they are even old enough to be members of the AARP. Most of us, however, try not to deal with these types of issues until absolutely necessary. We never want to plan on a loved one getting a stroke, Alzheimer’s or any other malady requiring the aid of a care home.
The truth of the matter is that learning about elder care earlier will make us more prepared to face these situations as they occur. With the internet at our fingertips, there are infinite resources to learn about adult care facilities and all that they have to offer. Adult-Care.org is just one site with information about care homes. Through search engines or checking other sites we can also gain a multitude of information about facilities, communities, nursing homes and everything in between. This is the age of information and with so much to learn about elder care, there’s nothing stopping you from feeding your curiosity and preparing yourself early for what life has in store.

Adult-Care.org has teamed up with corporate powerhouses

adultcare — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:56:53 +0000

Adult-Care.org’s effort to raise the quality and reduce the cost of long-term adult care has created partnerships with companies such as Fred Meyer/Kroger, Miracle Ear/Sears, Aflac and McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants. The goal of Adult-Care.org and the companies listed is to provide additional benefits and discounts in products and services for seniors in need.