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Welcome to the latest edition of The Choice Voice, Choice Connections' newsletter, providing information and advice for those providing care and services to older adults.
Lisa Hollier, Choice Connections
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Senior Care Technology Round-Up: Dementia Care, Pill Management & More
Included in this edition's round-up is another batch of senior care technologies that promote independence and support desires to safely age in place.
Senior care technology innovations come from all over the world in this week's lineup. From an Israeli Alzheimer's memory game making its way to Harvard, to a European collaboration for a robot caregiver, new technologies in the senior care space have yet to show signs of slowing down.
Leading the charge is a unique partnership between General Electric and Startup Health, including a list of their chosen health tech companies to partake in a new growth acceleration program.
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Aging in Place Unrealistic for Many Seniors, Should Government Intervene?
With the first of the 78 million Baby Boomers already reaching age 65 in 2011 and more on the way, the nation's housing system will require new approaches to meet the "aging in place" demand of this swelling population.
Staying in one's home not only reflects a "financially sensible housing option" for many seniors, but also helps give meaning to one's life, says former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Henry Cisneros in an op-ed for The Miami Herald.
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How to React Safely to a Dementia Sufferer's Sudden Meltdown
By Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor
"He just blew up at me!" "She threw a tantrum and lost it!" When someone with dementia seems to turn angry or aggressive in an instant -- shouting, becoming upset, pushing you away -- this meltdown behavior is known as a "catastrophic reaction." It's an emotional outburst borne of fear, stress, or other suddenly overwhelming emotions. And it's not uncommon behavior for moderate-stage dementia.
How to deal with this scenario:
If it happens to you, don't panic. Retreat. Wait a few minutes for the person to calm down -- it's harder for your loved one to process messages (even your kind, calm ones) when he or she is emotionally "hot."
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Recommended Reading
Moving for Seniors: A Step-by-Step Workbook
By Barbara H. Morris
Moving for Seniors is a guide for seniors and their adult children to assist those who are trying to decide whether it is time to move and how to work through the process. Questions and answers, charts, lists, and "what-to-do-with-it" tips in a simple, easy-to-read format. Tells when to downsize, where to move, what to move and how to keep it simple with clever illustrations and humorous insights to a challenging task. |
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