Common Denture Problems and How to Correct Them

Momma Doc cares about the whole family: in utero to the old folks. Dentures can be a real pain, literally and figuratively. My poor grand-dad was plagued with denture drama. Got dentures hassles? Check out these Doctor Momma tips. Common Denture Problems and How to Correct Them

Caring for Senior Citizens: Communicating with the Elderly

Caring for Senior Citizens: Communicating with the Elderly

One of the tools that senior citizens are most reluctant to use are hearing aids. They will accept eyeglasses, medications, dentures and sometimes even Depends before they will admit to needing one or more hearing aids. Here are skills to employ when communicating with an elderly person.

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Caring for Senior Citizens: Choose Your Battles

Caring for Senior Citizens: Communicating with the Elderly

One of the tools that senior citizens are most reluctant to use are hearing aids. They will accept eyeglasses, medications, dentures and sometimes even Depends before they will admit to needing one or more hearing aids. Here are skills to employ when communicating with an elderly person.

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Caring for Senior Citizens: Elderly, Children and Family Emotional Health

How to Care for Elderly Senior Citizens and Children Under One Roof
With costly senior care facilities and cuts in senior Social Security benefits, families are taking elderly relatives into their homes to care for them. If your family cares for a senior citizen, you need help and support.
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Caring for Senior Citizens: Managing Medications and Drugs

Senior Citizen and Elderly Care: How to Manage Medicines and Drugs
Most senior citizens take a least one form of medicine daily. Many take multiple medicines. If you have to care for an elderly person, particularly a disabled person, keeping track of medications can be difficult. Here's how
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Caring for Senior Citizens: Navigating Social Security

Helping a Senior Citizen Navigate the Social Security Administration Voice Activated Phone Line
We've been caring for my 84-year-old disabled mother-in-law in our home. I'm taking a crash course in elderly care so I'm turning these experiences into articles. Today we look at dealing with the Social Security Administration.
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How to Choose Senior Nursing or Home Care

Using the LRE Principle to Choose Senior Housing or a Care Facility
How to choose a care center for elderly relative. Suggestions for finding and choosing good housing for senior citizens
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