by jnoel27@gmail.com | Jun 12, 2023 | Caregiving
I am on several Google alerts including anything caregiver related. Every week something pops up about robots and caregiving in the future. You see this type of help generally in Japan and they are used mostly used as reminders and fetchers but with the advent of...
by jnoel27@gmail.com | Jun 12, 2023 | Financial
You can manage your family finances the same way as big companies manage their looming debts — with a sinking fund. Instead of trying to come up with a chunk of money when big expenses loom, contribute money to a sinking fund that will be used to pay specific...
by jnoel27@gmail.com | Jun 12, 2023 | Inspiration
It was 1936 and one mother sat worrying in a makeshift tent at the edge of a California pea field. She had seven hungry children, a broken-down car, no place to stay and no work. Her situation was similar to 2,500 other people who came to work in the same fields, but...
by jnoel27@gmail.com | Feb 11, 2023 | Eldercare, Safety, Senior Care
Get to the ER fast, say doctors at Harvard Medical School, if any of these problems occur: Severe abdominal pain. Especially if there is vomiting, swelling or tenderness of the abdomen or fever. This may signal appendicitis, bowel obstruction or a perforated organ....
by jnoel27@gmail.com | Feb 11, 2023 | Caregiving, Eldercare, Safety
In 2019 the CDC reported that over 34,000 adults 65 and older died from falls, making it the leading cause for injury death among this group. I won’t list all the scary facts about what occurs after someone falls but you can click here for the statistics from the...