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October Is Organize Your Medical Information Month: Are You Prepared For An Emergency? By LTC Expert Publications Along with other observances this month, we want to share something that benefits our elder care clients, loved ones and friends. When it comes to your medications and dosage, allergies, or life threatening challenges to a medical professional, [...]

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CONSUMER FRAUD AGAINST THE ELDERLY During a visit with your mother, you notice a stack of wire transfer receipts totaling more than $65,000. When you ask what they’re for, she says she’s investing in a new hi-tech company. After you investigate further, you think she’s being scammed by fraudulent telemarketers. What can you do? Consumers [...]

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High-Tech Solutions to Aging-in-Place Dilemmas By Nell Bernstein, Caring.com senior editor Quick summary Ninety-five percent of people 75 and older say they want to stay in their homes indefinitely. This desire for independence is perfectly natural, but for their children, it's also a recipe for worry — that they'll fall, forget to take their meds, [...]

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Falls Could Signal Early Alzheimer's Disease Staywell Custom Communications (HealthDay News) — Compared with older people with no signs of Alzheimer's, those whose brains show early signs of the disease are twice as likely to experience a fall, researchers have found. In the new study, investigators looked at brain scans of 125 older adults who [...]

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