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AnswersForCare™Federal Communications Commission. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted use of the 711 dialing code for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). TRS permits persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a . . . → Read More: Dial 711 For Telecommunications Relay Service – FCC Consumer Facts  by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Exposure to noise that is too loud can cause permanent hearing loss. Noise-induced hearing loss is 100% preventable by . . . → Read More: Noise-induced Hearing Loss Fact Sheet pamphlet by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health. Gives examples of decibel levels of various noises and explains how much exposure at each level can cause permanent hearing loss. >>View Info American Academy of Otolaryngology. Buildup of excessive earwax is one of the most common causes of loss of hearing. This website page explains why the body produces earwax, the recommended methods of cleaning, why cotton swabs should not be . . . → Read More: Earwax – Insight into the Proper Care of Ears Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health. Discussion of types of earplugs and ear muffs available for those who might be exposed to loud noises. >>View Info American Speech – Language – Hearing Association. More than 30% of people over 65 have some type or hearing loss. Adult hearing screening programs are considered voluntary, but it is recommended that adults be screened at least every decade . . . → Read More: Hearing Screening by the U. S. Fire Administration (USFA), a part of the U. S. Department of Homeland Security. Provides safety tips on planning in advance to prevent danger to those with hearing loss in the event of a fire emergency. . . . → Read More: Fire Safe and Sound — A Fire Safety Factsheet for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Clearinghouse. Diagnostic tool with ten questions and a guideline to help you recognize symptoms of hearing loss and when to see a doctor. >>View Info FamilyDoctor.org. A flow chart of various hearing loss symptoms, pointing to their corresponding diagnosis and recommended actions for self-care of seeing one’s doctor. >>View Info American Academy of Audiology. >>View Info from the Journal of the American Medical Association. A fact sheet about audiometry, the diagnostic technique by audiologists in the diagnosis of hearing loss. >>View Info American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Includes detailed information on the diagnostic process for assessing hearing and its components. >>View Info Journal of Family Practice. Report of a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, recommending screening of the elderly for hearing loss, and discussing diagnostic metrics used to measure hearing loss. Includes a discussion of what . . . → Read More: Screening for handicapping hearing loss in the elderly by the American Academy of Audiology. An explanation with diagrams to help you understand the audiogram, a diagnostic tool measuring hearing. >>View Info website of the American Speech – Language – Hearing Association. Explains the purpose and methods of hearing assessment, how to interpret an audiogram and other measures, and facts about balance assessment. >>View Info a tutorial on hearing loss by the National Institutes of Health, Senior Health. Defines hearing loss, which is one of the most common conditions facing older adults, and discusses the causes and prevention, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment and research, . . . → Read More: Hearing Loss, NIH Senior Health MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Good overview and links to information about hearing disorders and deafness, and the nature, causes, effects, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of these problems. . . . → Read More: Hearing Disorders and Deafness MedlinePlus Patient Education, interactive tutorial about hearing loss, from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. >>View Info National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. A short diagnostic tool to determine whether an elder may have hearing loss, combined with practical information on the causes . . . → Read More: Hearing Loss and Older Adults National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health. >>View Info a 96 page detailed bibliography and resource list of publications on hearing disorders, treatments, and hearing loss prevention, by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health. >>View Info National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. “Presbycusis is the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most individuals as they grow older. Hearing loss is a . . . → Read More: Presbycusis Statistics from the American Speech – Language – Hearing Association. >>View Info American Academy of Otolaryngology. Provides information on several different medical causes of ear problems. >>View Info U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Information on the causes, symptoms and treatments for age-related hearing loss, as well as preventive advice on how to lessen the severity of age-related hearing loss by protecting against exposure to excessive loud noises . . . → Read More: Sound Advice About Age-Related Hearing Loss Journal of the American Medical Association. Introduction to the types of hearing loss, and references to other resources. Reports that, “Approximately 25% to 40% of adults older than 65 years have some degree of hearing loss, and it is . . . → Read More: Adult Hearing Loss report of a scientific study on pubmedcentral.nih.gov. Reports that hearing loss sufficient to impair communication is estimated to affect 25% to 60% of people over 65 years of age. In this study of older patients in a family practice, . . . → Read More: Hearing Loss in Elderly Patients in a Family Practice a website of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Includes a catalogue of diseases and conditions that may be associated with or cause hearing loss, . . . → Read More: Hearing, Ear Infections and Deafness MayoClinic.com. An overview of the definitions, symptoms, causes, risk factors, tests and diagnosis and treatments of hearing loss. >>View Info Website dedicated to providing information, education, advocacy and support for people with hearing loss. Includes books, educational courses, and other resources. >>View Info American Speech – Language – Hearing Association. Discussion of the anatomy of the ear and how the mechanisms of human hearing and balance work. >>View Info National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging. Tutorial on balance problems, their causes and prevention, symptoms and diagnosis, and treatments. >> View Info Residential Facilities, by GetCare.com. An overview of several different types of residential care facilities, including: * Assisted Living * Nursing Homes * Board and Care Homes * Hospice Facilities * Continuing Care Retirement Communities * Congregate Housing Includes a . . . → Read More: Overview of Residential Care Facility Options Checklists provided by GetCare.com. Multiple checklists in printable PDF format, to help you know what to look for and what to ask several different types of providers of long-term care services, including providers of: In-Home Care: Home Care Services . . . → Read More: Checklists of What to Look For and Ask Long-Term Care Providers & Professionals  Comments are closed  About Assisted Living, About CCRC's, About Hospice & Palliative Care, About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities, Checklists on Care Facilities, Checklists on Care Management, Checklists on End Of Life Care, Checklists on In-Home Care, Checklists on Legal & Financial Issues, General Checklists, Intro: Sr Housing & Care Facility Options - Understanding & Choosing by MedicineNet.com. Arthritis affects more than 43 million Americans, is the leading cause of disability, and is expected to increase dramatically as the baby boomers age. It is expected to affect 60 million Americans, or 20% of the population, . . . → Read More: Arthritis: The Nation’s Leading Cause of Disability by Cleveland Clinic »View Info Overview, by CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion »View Info Information from Medline Plus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. »View Info by MedicineNet.com, including multiple types of arthritis and arthritis topics. »View Info Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School. Book covering in detail medical information on the different types of arthritis, and their diagnosis, treatments, and remedies. »View Info by MayoClinic.com. Discussion of definition, causes, risk factors, when to seek medical advice, tests and diagnosis, complications, treatments, prevention, and lifestyle. »View Info from the CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion »View Info Reducing Disability for Nearly 19 Million Americans 2007, by CDC, Department of Health & Human Resources. Paper discussing the nature and prevalence of arthritis, and providing statistics for its occurrence in relationship to other diseases. View info…Targeting Arthritis A printable checklist by AARP on questions to ask in evaluating home health care agencies. Includes several questions under the categories: Services Know the Staff Costs and Quality. In-Home Care Agency: What to Ask. Basic information from HealthLine, including symptoms, diagnosis, causes, treatments, alternative therapies, and prevention. »View Info from WebMD.com. Search results linking to several WebMD articles on symptoms and diagnosis for different types of arthritis. »View Info Seven question quiz to help you assess your symptoms of possible arthritis. »View Info Booklet by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, describing characteristics, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments of Rheumatoid Arthritis. See…Rheumatoid Arthritis Pamphlet by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, with introductory information in both English and Spanish on what is arthritis, its types, symptoms, diagnosis, . . . → Read More: Do I Have Arthritis? ¿Tengo Artritis? By Arthritis Foundation. Discussion of diagnosis of this most common form or arthritis, estimated to affect 27 million Americans. »View Info Mistakes Chronicled on Medicare Patients By DUFF WILSON Published: November 15, 2010 According to a new study from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, one of every seven Medicare beneficiaries who is . . . → Read More: Medicare Patients Often Harmed in Hospitals, Study Says Search tool provided by the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. Includes information about the role played by Geriatric Care Managers and their qualifications. Search by city, state, zip code, or name, to find a Geriatric Care Manager . . . → Read More: Find a Care Manager A search tool to Find Home Health Care providers near you, along with links to information about Home Health Care and how to choose among providers, provided by SnapForSeniors. SnapForSeniors is an information and technology company that maintains databases of senior . . . → Read More: Find Home Care and Home Health Care Providers – Search Tool from SNAPforSeniors Comments are closed About Home Health Care, CareHelpFinder™ - Home Health Care, Find Home Health Care Choosing An Assisted Living Residence: A Consumer’s Guide A Checklist For Consumers And Prospective Residents When you are looking for an assisted living or residential care setting for yourself or a loved one, here is a checklist provided by . . . → Read More: Checklist For Consumers And Prospective Residents | Assisted Living Facilities Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s, Advice For Families. Includes links to information on Assessing your Needs, Advance Preparation, Coping with the Transition, Advice for Families, Paying for Long-Term Care, and other matters of importance to caregivers for seniors with . . . → Read More: Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Choosing An Assisted Living Residence: A Consumer’s Guide with information about Assisted Living Facilities, and how to choose, provided by the National Center for Assisted Living. The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) is the assisted living voice of . . . → Read More: Choosing An Assisted Living Residence: A Conusmer’s Guide and help prevent Osteoarthritis (the most common form of arthritis). By the Arthritis Foundation. »View Info Research Alert from the Arthritis Foundation, July 17, 2008. Older adults can decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent by participating in a walking exercise program, according to a new University . . . → Read More: Regular Walking Nearly Halves Disability Risk Prepared Under The Leadership Of Arthritis Foundation, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sixty page document, focusing on plan to foster national education and prevention of arthritis. View info…National Arthritis Action . . . → Read More: National Arthritis Action Plan: A Public Health Strategy by the Arthritis Foundation. Includes a guide to a healthy diet, discussion of research on the relationship of nutrition and arthritis, and links to a study on the relationship of obesity and arthritis. »View Info by American Geriatrics Society, Foundation for Health in Aging. Discusses causes, assessment, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, including the importance of exercise, calcium and vitamin D. »View Info by the National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, including “a word to the wise: what you can do to prevent osteoporosis.” View info…The Low-Down on Osteoporosis by Carol Lewis, Federal Citizen Information Center. Discussion of the several different types of arthritis, and treatments for each. »View Info by Healthline.com. Review and discussion of a comprehensive list of potential treatments for arthritis. »View Info About.com: Arthritis. Links to articles and resources for caregivers. »View Info by Virginia Mann, Suite101.com. »View Info from strengthforcaring.com »View Info This is a useful 16 page pamphlet, provided by the Alzheimer’s Association. It discusses seven different behaviors typical of elders with dementia, and provides the caregiver a three step process to help understand the behavior, what may be triggering . . . → Read More: How to Respond When Dementia Causes Unpredictable Behaviors From The Mayo Clinic. Useful tips for caregivers on how to diffuse anger frequently experienced in those with Alzheimer’s and other . . . → Read More: Tips for Diffusing Anger in Those with Dementia By Jacqueline Marcell (author of ElderRage). Tips and advice on how to deal with an elderly loved one who: wants all your time and attention, makes constant unreasonable demands, is inflexible, critical and negative, complains about real or imagined . . . → Read More: 12 Tips When Caring for an Elderly Loved One; Behavior Modification from the book, ElderRage, by Jacqueline Marcell. These include answers to: How Do I Handle My Elderly Loved One Who: Is experiencing increasing levels of memory loss? Wants all my time and attention? Is a danger on the road . . . → Read More: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on Dealing with Difficult Elderly Behavior by Angela Coleman, ehow.com. Five steps you can take to help ease the strain when an elderly relative who is combative comes to live with your family. »View Info By Marguerite Kelly, Special to The Washington Post, Friday, August 8, 2008. Article in Q&A format, answering a question about a Mom with agoraphobia, who has multiple phobias, refuses to go out of her house, and refuses help or . . . → Read More: What to Overlook, and Not, With an Aging, Anxious Mom a moving Poem written by an elderly nursing home resident, delivering a message to all caregivers to deal with an elderly person with the empathy and attention that enable you to really see and respect the person as the . . . → Read More: One Woman’s Legacy The website of the Alzheimer’s Association – A Comprehensive Resource on Alzheimer’s Disease. The website of the Alzheimer’s Association provides a most comprehensive resource for families caring for elderly loved ones with Alzheimer’s Disease. It includes links to: Overview; . . . → Read More: The Alzheimer’s Association on Alzheimer’s Disease – A Comprehensive Resource A Virtual Library on Alzheimer’s Disease, Provided by the Alzheimer’s Association. Find a list of available Publications, Resources, and learn How to Borrow from the virtual library. View Info » by Family Caregiver Alliance. Very helpful tips on how to communicate with a person with Alzheimer’s or another form of Dementia, as well as how to deal effectively with several of the more common challenging behaviors typical of those . . . → Read More: Ten Tips for Communicating with a Person with Dementia by Elizabeth Kelson, Study for M.A. Thesis, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Fall, 2006. Makes the case for using photographs and photo collages as a biographical tool to assist nursing home staff in familiarizing themselves with residents’ life . . . → Read More: Supporting Personhood within Dementia Care: The Theraputic Potential of Personal Photographs by Richard Hwang, Virtual Mentor. June 2008, Volume 10, Number 6: 379-382. This article advocates the use of non-pharmacological treatments for patients with dementia, but it also recognizes the need for pharmacological interventions in certain situations. It mentions a . . . → Read More: Managing Difficult Behaviors in Patients with Dementia Books on Family Caregiving for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, Bibliography prepared by the Alzheimer’s Association. Here is a useful list of selected books on family caregiving for persons with Alzheimer’s Disease, recommended by the Alzheimer’s Association. Read More . . . → Read More: Books on Family Caregiving for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease Involving your elderly loved in appropriate activities to occupy his or her mind is often the best way of distracting him or her from the difficult elderly behaviors that are associated with Alzheimer’s. Family and professional caregivers are often . . . → Read More: Activities for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability. Good overall summary of techniques to deal with difficult dementia behaviors, including communication problems, pacing and wandering, incontinence, “Sundowning,” sleeping disorders, agitation, repetitive speech/ actions, rummaging, paranoia and suspicion, traveling, resistance to bathing, . . . → Read More: Coping With Behaviors Exhibited By Alzheimer’s Sufferers for training of caregiving staff in caring for elderly dementia patients. Particular attention given to interaction with individuals who have dementia. Includes good explanations of factors causing disruptive dementia behaviors, and techniques for handling such behaviors. »Geriatrics Training . . . → Read More: Geriatrics Training Module of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs by Elderly Health Service, Department of Health, Government of Hong Kong. Includes a helpful chart showing the common types of challenging behaviors exhibited by dementia patients (including wandering and/or pacing, incontinence, Repetitive behavior — words and actions, and suspicion) . . . → Read More: Behavioral Management in Persons with Dementia TheRubins.com. Summary of studies and articles finding overuse of psychiatric drugs to quiet verbally disruptive behavior by nursing home patients, which suggests study and implementation of a behavioral approach to managing and decreasing this behavior. Calls for a two . . . → Read More: Vocally Disruptive Behavior in the Elderly: A Helpful Strategy by Dwyer-Moore KJ, Dixon MR, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA, J Appl Behav Anal. 2007 Winter;40(4):679-83. 18189099 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE], PMCID: PMC2078575, Study conducted functional analysis for problem behavior in older adults in a long-term care . . . → Read More: Functional Analysis And Treatment Of Problem Behavior Of Elderly Adults In Long-Term Care by Philippe Landreville, Annick Bédard, René Verreault, Johanne Desrosiers, Nathalie Champoux, Johanne Monette, and Philippe Voyer, Canada. Review of 41 scientific studies conducted measuring the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in managing aggressive behavior of elderly residents in long-term care . . . → Read More: Non-pharmacological interventions for aggressive behavior in older adults living in long-term care facilities by J.C. Monfort, Int Psychogeriatr. 1995;7 Suppl:95-111. Review. PMID: 8580396 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. This study suggests that hostile behavior in elderly patients is often caused by a reversible mood disorder rather than by a personality disorder or . . . → Read More: The difficult elderly patient: curable hostile depression or personality disorder? from the J.W. Crane Memorial Library, University of Manitoba. Bibliography of selected scholarly articles from the current scientific and medical journal literature, focusing on systematic reviews, best practice models, and innovative approaches for dealing with challenging behavior in long-term . . . → Read More: Current Perspectives in the Literature on Challenging Behaviour in Long-Term Care Heart Diseases & Stroke; Links to Comprehensive Information, found on the Website of the American Heart Association. Contains links to extensive information relating to Heart Disease and Stroke, including: Warning Signs; Learn About Stroke, and other information on Stroke; . . . → Read More: Heart Diseases & Stroke; Links to Comprehensive Information by American Heart Association Aging Hearts & Arteries; A Scientific Quest. This website (with a link to a 68 page pdf document) by the National Institute on Aging (“NIA”), National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, reports on research . . . → Read More: Aging Hearts & Arteries; A Scientific Quest, National Institute on Aging Heart Disease Fact Sheet, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A map and statistics on the incidence of heart disease in the U.S. Fact No. 1 is that “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for . . . → Read More: Heart Disease Fact Sheet, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The 36 Hour Day, by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins. The first thing to read is this classic book on caregiving for Alzheimer’s patients. This is a must-read, and the best place to start. This book has . . . → Read More: The 36 Hour Day Heart Diseases, by MedlinePlus, a service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Explains that heart disease is “the number one killer in the U.S.,” and also “a major . . . → Read More: Heart Diseases – MedLinePlus by Cunningham J, Williams KN, Elizabeth Layton Center, Ottawa, KS, USA, Res Theory Nurs Pract. 2007;21(1):45-56; PMID: 17378464 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] . This case study evaluated behavioral responses of nursing home residents with dementia to nursing staff . . . → Read More: A Case Study of Resistiveness to Care and Elderspeak by Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Ph.D., Focus 2:288-308 (2004), © 2004 American Psychiatric Association. Recognizes that “Inappropriate behaviors are very common in dementia and impose an enormous toll both emotionally and financially.” Discusses three theoretical models to understand the causes of . . . → Read More: Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Inappropriate Behaviors in Dementia: A Review, Summary, and Critique by Cohen-Mansfield J, Mintzer JE, Department of Health Care Sciences and of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA., Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2005 Jan-Mar;19(1):37-40. This paper discussed behavior problems in dementia, and concludes . . . → Read More: Time For Change: The Role Of Nonpharmacological Interventions In Treating Behavior Problems In Nursing Home Residents With Dementia By Laura H.P. Eggermont, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands, and Erik J.A. Scherder, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands, Dementia, Vol. 5, No. 3, 411-428 (2006), DOI: 10.1177/1471301206067115. A review of 27 scientific studies conducted between 1974 and 2006, concluding that physical . . . → Read More: Physical Activity And Behaviour In Dementia; A Review Of The Literature And Implications For Psychosocial Intervention In Primary Care by Kevin F. Gray, MD, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Scientific study recognizing that “problematic behavioral symptoms such as agitation, apathy, depression, anxiety, delusions, irritability, and disinhibition are highly prevalent during the course . . . → Read More: Managing agitation and difficult behavior in dementia by Valerie T. Cotter, MSN, CRNP, FAANP, The American Journal of Managed Care, Vol. 13, No. 8. Good scientific discussion of characteristics and consequences of dementia, and how to handle difficult dementia behavior by non-pharmacologic interventions for behavioral disturbances. . . . → Read More: The Burden of Dementia |
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