Quality

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Caregiving Isn't for Sissies

  Caregiving requires courage, compassion, resourcefulness, and an open heart -- qualities that most of us would use to describe a hero.

• Blog Post - Heartburn or Heart Attack? Women May Miss the Signs

  Women often attribute heart attack symptoms to indigestion, stress, and fatigue. Here's a list of the less typical signs of heart attack.

• Blog Post - Should Cancer Patients Take a Chemo Vacation?

  Most news headlines about cancer treatment trumpet...

• Blog Post - 5 Surprising Ways to Use Memories to Help People With Memory Loss

  Reminiscence therapy improves mood and communication in people with Alzheimer's and dementia by prodding deeply-held memories.

• Blog Post - Driving: A Love Story

  Giving up the car can be devastating for the elderly, but you can help your parents make the transition to life without a car.

• Blog Post - Should You Put Type 2 Diabetes to the Test?

  Researchers are asking whether daily self-monitoring is worth the effort and expense.

• Blog Post - Tired No More: New Drug Can Treat Cancer Fatigue

  New research shows that the narcolepsy drug Provigil can treat cancer fatigue.

• Blog Post - New Fall Prevention Tools Keep Seniors Steady

  Falls are a leading cause of injury and death among seniors. New fall prevention technology can help prevent falls among seniors.

Questions & Answers

• Question - Will chemo take away quality of life for my mother, who has Alzheimer's?

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• Question - Can exercise raise my mother-in-law's ejection fraction?

  Can exercise raise my mother-in-law's ejection fraction? Her ejection fraction (EF) is now 10 percent, what it was before bypass surgery.

• Question - How do I persuade my father to join a clinical trial that could help him fight bone cancer?

  When a parent with cancer won't join a clinical trial, find out why. Then discuss his concerns, given the research and his own prognosis.

• Question - How careful of germs do we need to be when my father's white blood count is low?

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• Question - How can we prevent bruising due to low platelets?

  Bruising from low platelets is a common side effect in chemotherapy patients. Find out what you can do to reduce low platelet bruising.

• Question - Should my dad, who’s scheduled to have an operation unrelated to his diabetes, keep up his normal diabetes routine?

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• Question - Does chemo change your voice?

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• Question - Should I take cigarettes away from my mother, who has Alzheimer's, for fear she'll start a fire?

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• Question - How to resolve conflict over when to place mother in assistive-care?

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• Question - Are hallucinations common in people with Alzheimer's?

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• Question - How can I convince my mother that she needs an assistant to run errands instead of expecting me to do it when I live two hours away?

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• Question - Is a Medicaid annuity a scam?

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• Question - Since he lost his license, my father seems to have lost all interest in life. What can I do?

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• Question - Will Medicaid or Medicare help pay for my mother's long-term care?

  Will Medicaid or Medicare help pay for my mother's long term care? Medicare will cover 100 days in a nursing home if certain qualifications are met.

• Question - How can I help my anxious mother sleep better?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - What's the risk of general anesthesia for my mother post-stroke?

  Expert knowledge to help you understand the risks of general anesthesia after your parent has had a stroke.

• Question - How can I help my father, who is bedridden and has numerous health problems, face the end of his life?

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• Question - How can I convince my father to stop chemotherapy that's no longer working?

  When is it time to stop chemotherapy? My father wants to continue chemo, even though it's stopped working, because he wants to "keep on fighting."

• Question - How can I get the doctor to be more responsive when my mother has side effects from chemotherapy?

  This question has been answered by a Caring.com Expert

• Question - Should I continue to encourage my mom to be social, even as her Alzheimer's worsens?

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• Question - What can be done about excessive sleepiness after a stroke?

  Advice on how to deal with excessive sleepiness six months after a stroke.

• Question - Who is responsible for paying for my mother's care?

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• Question - What can I do if my mom's nursing home is mistreating her and I live out of state?

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