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Janice Fitchhorn
- Apr 9, 2022
- 2 min
Guns and Dementia: A Dangerous Combination
If you live with a loved one who has dementia and you have guns in your home, please keep reading.
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Janice Fitchhorn
- Feb 24, 2022
- 3 min
How to Deal with Hoarding, Hiding or Collecting
If a loved one with dementia is hoarding, hiding, collecting, or shredding things, what should you do?
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Janice Fitchhorn
- Feb 16, 2022
- 3 min
Five Sweet Gifts: Unexpected Blessings from Caregiving
Could blessings be embedded in the caregiving experience? We think so.
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Janice Fitchhorn
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Try a New Year's Intention
Instead of New Year's resolutions that you quietly abandon, why not try setting an intention instead?
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Rachel A. Truhlsen
- Nov 20, 2021
- 3 min
Have the Holidays Left You Concerned about Your Parents?
When you notice that your aging parents aren't doing so well, what should you do? Attorney Rachel Truhlsen offers a few tips.
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Janice Fitchhorn
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
Halloween and Dementia
Halloween and cognitive decline don’t play well together. Janice Fitchhorn offers a few tips for navigating the season.
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Janice Fitchhorn
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Avoiding Falls at Home
Falling is NOT a normal part of aging. There's plenty you can do to reduce the risk of falls, especially in the home.
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Janice Fitchhorn
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Navigating Hot Weather
When temperatures rise, older loved ones need special attention. Elder Care Coordinator Janice Fitchhorn offers a few timely tips.
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Rachel A. Truhlsen
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
Aging is Changing
Getting older isn't the same as it was a generation ago.
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Rachel A. Truhlsen
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
When Elders Take Care of Elders
Seventy-year-olds taking care of ninety-year-olds isn't as rare as you might think.
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Rachel A. Truhlsen
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
Why Elder Law Chose Me
May is National Elder Law Month and Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate the help Elder Law provides to families.
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Janice Fitchhorn
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Getting to Yes: Creative Ways to Handle Stubbornness
Elder Care Coordinator Janice Fitchhorn offers tips on how to handle resistance from older relatives in your care.
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