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The Health Risks of Caregiving: How to Overcome Them

The Health Risks of Caregiving: How to Overcome Them

Caregiving for family members is not easy. For example, you could have an elderly family member with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, or another debilitating disease that limits their physical and mental functions. If you try to care for a loved one in this condition, it might end up putting your health at risk too. Psychosomatic

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Seniors Need Social Workers for Quality Care

Social workers protect disadvantaged people and address social inequalities, especially in impoverished or underprivileged communities. Many of these cases involve younger people because they typically have more economic insecurity than older people. However, America’s high cost of living and economic instability have caused more seniors to become financially strained and economically insecure. According to a

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How to Stop Medical Misinformation from Senior Patients

Social media has created a national platform for Americans to share any information they want. Unfortunately, much of this information has no basis of fact behind it. People tend to post their assumptions, rumors, suspicions and then pass them off as fact. This has become dangerous for people seeking medical advice, especially seniors. Numerous studies

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