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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

How a family mediator can help you over the rocky road of caregiving

Even siblings who grew up together with fondness for each other often have different ideas about what the right care for aging parents incorporates. When siblings have clashing personalities, or family issues have driven them apart, finding middle ground on anything can be extra challenging.   However, the reality is that for many families... Read moreChevron
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Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

LTC ombudsman discovers first-hand dehumanizing nature of some nursing home procedures

One of my most cherished mottos is that we can’t really know – deeply and completely – what another person feels or is going through unless we’ve experienced their pain. An obviously enlightened, educated long-term care advocate has proven this old adage to be correct. Deb Holtz is Minnesota’s Long-term care... Read moreChevron
Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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The “hidden” financial costs when we quit our jobs to care for our loved ones

I don’t need a study to tell me that leaving the workforce to become a family caregiver has cost me, financially.  All I have to do is look my puny projected Social Security.   Over two decades of my adult “productive” years have been spent caring for elders and children while not working at paid employment.... Read moreChevron
Christine Kennard

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Painkillers Can be More Effective Than Antipsychotics in Treating Agitation in Dementia Patients

Agitation causes untold misery for people with dementia, and their caregivers. A new study by researchers from the England and Norway has found that simple painkillers can significant improve relieve agitated behavior. Here at HealthCentral.com we have shared information about the extent to which pain in elders affects the way they behave. People... Read moreChevron
Carol Bradley Bursack

Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

"Green Kitty" helps explain Alzheimer’s to pre-teens; emphasizes elders’ contributions

“Green Kitty,” written by Faer Bryan, takes me back to the delights of my pre-teen years as I listened to my grandparents’ talk of “the old days.” I loved their stories. My mom’s mother, particularly, was a natural storyteller. When my older brother and I would visit my grandparents, who then lived a couple of... Read moreChevron

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