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	<title>Eldercare Tips &#124; Caregiver Tips</title>
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		<title>WHEN THE ELDER WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE NO LONGER RECOGNIZES THEIR FAMILY</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHEN THE ELDER WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE NO LONGER RECOGNIZES THEIR FAMILY Now it has happened to me my mother doesn’t always recognize me. After visiting my mother Verona in a nursing home, where she has lived for the past 12 years, at times she looks at me with a blank stare. She tries and struggles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STRESS RELATED CONDITIONS IN THE ELDERLY – ALOPECIA/SHINGLES</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(PART III) Louise could just as easily have developed Shingles after her emotional stress. (See part I) All of the potential was there. Louise had had Chickenpox as a child. Only people who have had Chickenpox get shingles, as it is the same virus. After having Chickenpox the virus lies dormant in your nervous system, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STRESS RELATED CONDITIONS IN THE ELDERLY – ALOPECIA/SHINGLES</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(PART II) Frank also had significant hair loss; however it happened over so many years that he really didn’t notice until the hair started coming back. Because of his high blood pressure (he was on 5 medications) and his weight gain his physician advised Frank to stop eating wheat products. After going gluten free for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STRESS RELATED CONDITIONS IN THE ELDERLY – ALOPEIA/SHINGLES</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(PART I) The elderly couple was shopping at the mall, “their mall,” they had been there many times. Louise was getting tired, her knees hurt as they often did walking those hard floors. Charles told her to sit down for awhile and he would bring the car to the door. “Take your time,” he told [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EARLY STAGE DEMENTIA – LOSS OF JUDGEMENT AND REASONING</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Part I “It’s an American Eskimo,” Ray said with a big smile as he showed his daughter the new puppy he had just bought. “I know Dad, that’s what Sugar was, the dog I had growing up, I know all about that dog.” Ray’s expression turned blank, as his daughter realized that Ray no longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MALNUTRITION IN THE ELDERLY – ESPECIALLY IN THOSE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I never lived so well,” said Grace as dinner was served in her assisted living facility. Fortunately, there are some elderly who feel this way. But they seem to be the in the minority, the vast majority of the elderly have signs of malnutrition for a variety or reasons. As people age, the risk of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOING TO HOLIDAY CHURCH SERVICES WITH THE ELDER WHO HAS ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE</title>
		<link>http://www.nursevirginiablog.com/2011/12/going-to-holiday-church-services-with-the-elder-who-has-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=going-to-holiday-church-services-with-the-elder-who-has-alzheimer%25e2%2580%2599s-disease</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ELDERLY CHRISTIANS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE STILL HAVE EXACTLY THE ABILITIES THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE AT CHURCH &#160; Carl, an elderly member of the congregation for 92 years, is no longer attending because of behaviors related to his dementia. Just when he and his family need the support of their church family the most, someone thinks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOME SAFETY CHECK – ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA FOR THE CONFUSED ELDER BEFORE THEY RETURN HOME AFTER A STAY AT THE NURSING HOME</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bertha had been so sure she was ready to “go home.” Why anyone could see she had lost a considerable amount of weight since being in the nursing home. Even her doctor was calling the changes in her nothing short of amazing. Bertha had come to the nursing home from the hospital following a fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URINARY INFECTIONS MAY LEAD TO INCREASED CONFUSION IN THE ELDERLY</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Part II) In the past when an elderly person experienced changes in behavior or increased confusion, the health care community collectively thought that this was normal; after all you’re getting old. How many times has a doctor said to a family member “What do you expect at his age, he’s getting old.” Addressing the behavior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>URINARY INFECTION MAY LEAD TO INCREASED CONFUSION IN THE ELDERLY</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nurse Virginia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(PART I) Marty was holding on to the handle of the car door threatening to “jump.” No matter what his wife Betty said, nothing seemed to be able to quiet Marty down. He had been pacing the small home they had lived in for the past 40 years, till Betty said, “Let’s go for a [...]]]></description>
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