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The Working Caregiver: Issues Faced With Working & Caregiving
Many adult children find it financially impossible to leave their current employer and give up a much needed salary to take care of an aging adult. Caregivers are the most effective and efficient when they arm themselves with as much information as possible about their aging loved one’s current situation- both financial and medical. Once armed with the right information, most caregivers who work find themselves in a position where they may have to occasionally take off from work to assist their aging loved one. Some caregivers will have to leave the workplace completely in order to help a senior through a crisis. Employers are aware…
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10,000 Meals in 60 Days!
In celebration of National Nutrition Month, Emeritus is helping improve the nutrition of 10,000 seniors across the country. For the next two months, Emeritus has arranged to visit seniors, many of whom live alone, and bring them a nutritious, home-cooked meal. They will also provide a friendly face and some good conversation to ensure seniors are able to get the nutrition they need every day. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, nearly one in ten seniors in America suffers from poor nutrition. This can exacerbate problems already common among seniors, including depression, improper healing, and a depressed immune system. Emeritus goal is to ensure that seniors are living…
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Hip Injuries in Seniors
written by drugwatch.com Hip injuries are an all-too-common health problem among seniors. These injuries often result in hip replacement procedures, which are done at the rate of more than 450,000 per year in the United States. However, as common as this surgery is, it is not the easy answer that many believe it to be. In fact, in recent years, up to one-third of the hip replacements used metal-on-metal replacement parts that have proven to be problematic. Hip Replacement Recalls Replacing a part of the body that bears so much weight is not a simple procedure. Recovery and return to mobility are challenging under the best of circumstances. When…