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Please check out our “Home Care News by Angels” eNewsletters! Each New Jersey elder care issue is packed with relevant and interesting topics helpful to older adults and their families. In most issues, we regularly feature: interesting and useful gadgets for seniors, what’s happening at our local Visiting Angels’ office, senior humor, recipes, and more!

Click on each issue for our regular monthly features plus:

May/June 2013 Newsletter: How To Express Your Love Without Saying A Word, Tips To Keep Your Hearing Healthy, Gadget Corner: Folding Travel Chair; Corinthian Bells Wind Chimes, Senior Humor: Aging Woes, Angel Recipes: Salmon Teriyaki with Mango Sauce, May Community Resource Bulletin: Older Americans Month
April 2013 Newsletter: Spring Cleaning with Natural Homemade Cleaners, Boomers Planning Their Own Funerals, Gadget Corner: Michael Graves Rotating Tub Rail & Weed Heat® Weed Killer, Senior Humor: End of Life Issues, Cranberry Chicken Salad, April Community Resource Bulletin: Cancer Control Month
March 2013 Newsletter: Senior Move Managers, Tips for Finding a New Physician, Gadget Corner: Swing-A-Way Cofort Grip Jar Opener, Staple Free Stapler, Visiting Angels featured on “Fox & Friends,” Senior Humor: Student Nurse, Angel Food Cake Recipe, March Community Resource Bulletin: National Nutrition Month
February 2013 Newsletter: Flowers Aren’t Just for Valentine’s Day; Gadget Corner: Vicks HealthCheck Hygrometer and the Trudeau Graviti Battery Operated Pepper Mill; Senior Humor: Laziness; How Humidity Can Help Keep the Flu from Flourishing; Visiting Kitchens Recipe: Baked Sweet Potatoes; February Community Resource Bulletin: American Heart Month
January 2013 Newsletter: Older people and their sleep patterns; How to protect your family’s health this year with five food safety tips; Senior Humor: the Proposal; Gadget Corner: Stereo turntable with AM/FM radio; OXO Good Grips Tea Kettle; What’s Happening at Visiting Angels: Office staff holiday cheer; January Community Resource Bulletin–Fighting Post-Holiday Depression
December 2012 Newsletter: Tips to help make the holidays less stressful; Ways to help make your holiday entertaining easier in the kitchen; Gadget Corner: Leather Retro Digital Camera with Look-Through View Finder, Lighted Pill Box, and Motion Activated Light; Senior Humor: Holiday Sleepover
November 2012 Newsletter: Saluting Veterans on Veterans Day; Lung Cancer Awareness Month; Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month; Gadget Corner: Sabi’s uniquely designed pill containers and The Drawstring Tool; Senior Humor: Medical Exam Humor
October 2012 Newsletter: Websites Connecting Family & Friends During Health Challenges; World Osteoporosis Day; October is Long-Term Care Planning Month; Gadget Corner: LED Peep Hole Viewer and Electronic Crossword Puzzle Dictionary; Senior Humor: Karl and Milly’s Romance
September 2012 Newsletter: Celebrating Grandparents…on Grandparents Day and all month long!; Helpful information on Fall Prevention; This month’s amazing gadgets: OXO’s new no-spill ice cube tray & emPower!’s electronic-adjusting eye wear; Senior humor: A Florida woman called 911 to report her car had been broken into…; Delicious recipe: roasted squash and eggplant casserole with chicken
August 2012 Newsletter: Buy in Bulk and Save; The Importance of Maintaining Activities As We Age; Vegetable Couscous Recipe; Featured Gadgets: Dyson Air Multiplier, Magic Opener
July 2012 Newsletter: Staying Hydrated In the Summer; Healthier Alternatives to Ice Cream; Blueberry-Mango Colada Salad Recipe; Featured Gadgets: AquaJogger® Bouyancy Belt/Front Porch Classics’ Lawn Bowling Set
June 2012 Newsletter: Senior Home Safety Tips; What Summer Family Get-Togethers May Reveal About Your Older Loved Ones; Fruit and Peanut Butter Dip Recipe; Featured Gadgets: Bionic Silver Golf Gloves/Playing Card Holder

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Burlington County Women/ Mercer County Women News Articles

Creative Caregiving
Take the time to sit down with your caregiver and ask about some of the creative activities/ideas they have implemented with other families they have worked with. See what works with your family situation and get creative!
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Warmer Days on the Way: Exercise for Seniors Can Lead to Health and Happiness
Fresh air and exercise are good for all ages, but especially for our senior population. More and more studies are showing that staying physically active and exercising regularly can help prevent and delay many diseases and disabilities, not to mention just feeling better. By incorporating exercise and some outdoor activities into a New Jersey elder care routine, your aging loved one can reap the benefits. There are fun and useful activities that you or your professional caregiver can incorporate into the daily NJ senior care care of your loved one.
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Art & Music: Breaking Through the Barriers of Alzheimer’s Disease
Familiar songs can help people with Alzheimer’s relate to others, move more easily and experience joy. Art Therapy through NJ senior care is also proving to be a successful tool in dealing with the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
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Elderly Nutrition: Is Your Aging Loved One At Risk for Malnutrition
Fresh air and exercise are good for all ages, but especially for our senior population. More and more studies are showing that staying physically active and exercising regularly can help prevent and delay many diseases and disabilities, not to mention just feeling better. By incorporating exercise and some outdoor activities into a New Jersey elder care routine, your aging loved one can reap the benefits. There are fun and useful activities that you or your professional caregiver can incorporate into the daily NJ senior care care of your loved one.
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I Want In-Home Care…But, How Do I Choose What Type Is Right For Me?
Do you or someone in your family need help with daily tasks like meal preparation, dressing or running errands? Do you or your loved one need skilled nursing home care in New Jersey to help recuperate after being discharged from a hospital or a rehab?
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Making T.I.M.E. for All Family Members: Preserving a Good Relationship with Your Aging Parent
Birthdays and anniversaries, holidays and special occasions such as Mother’s Day and Father’s Day all give you opportunities to focus on preserving a good relationship with your aging parents.
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Tough Economic Times Calls for Money-Saving Caregiving Tips
The bleak economy, which has brought surging foreclosures, sinking property values, vanishing home equity and mounting job losses, is having a major trickledown effect for families providing New Jersey elder care for an aging loved one.
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It’s a New Year, Make New Plans – “Emergency Preparedness” for Seniors
As the New Year rolls around, people begin to look forward to what the year will bring and how they can best be prepared for what is to come. Many seniors hope to continue to have good health, be surrounded by friends and family and to have a good, quality life. In preparing for the new year, one of the most important and loving things you can do for the senior in your life is to create and implement an emergency preparedness plan.
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Is Your Loved One Safe Living Alone? A Working Assessment Guide for Families
Did you know that in the United States our life expectancy continues to trend upward? The National Center for Health Statistics1 recently released a report containing many updated figures on life expectancy and aging. Findings in the report discuss that age-related death rates for both men and women are decreasing and that there is a growing trend for an increase in life expectancy.
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Aging Successfully in Place: Developing a Care Plan for Staying in the Home
Not long ago it was assumed that once a person started having difficulty living by themselves, they would either move in with family or go to a nursing home care in New Jersey. But times have changed. Today there is a strong trend in the senior community called “aging in place” – seniors choosing to remain in their own homes, either alone or with a full or part-time NJ senior care helper, instead of moving in with family or to a facility situation. According to a recent AARP study, over 80% of people over 50 want to remain at home as they age.1 “Aging in place” is so widely desired because it affords seniors, among other things, more independence, comfort and continued involvement in their communities.
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Let an Angel Help You Care for Your Loved One
In a perfect world, you would be able to take care of your aging parent or a disabled or convalescing loved one in your home or theirs, relying only on family to help you. But the reality is that caring for someone who is aging, disabled or ill is a full-time job that can take a toll on the caregiver; add to that the demands of raising a family, working, or other responsibilities, and chances are you’ll need a little assistance along the way.
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Mom Took Care of You – Is It Your Turn Now?
There’s nothing like a mother’s love. Whether she was making your school lunch, giving you a pep talk after a disappointment, acting as your biggest cheerleader, or spoiling your kids, Mom was always there for you.
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Protecting Older Adults During the Dog Days of Summer
As temperatures and the humidity soar, it is time for everyone to take extra precautions to avoid heat related illnesses. The human body responds to hot weather by increasing blood flow to the skin and sweating. The evaporating sweat carries away excess body heat to help maintain a normal body temperature. When the weather is especially hot, our bodies sweat more and work harder to keep a normal temperature. The combination of high humidity and high temperatures slows down the evaporation of sweat making it difficult for the body to regulate its internal thermometer.
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