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5 Tips for Showing Compassion While Caring for Aging Parents
It can be frustrating caring for aging parents who refuse help. However, it’s important to approach the situation with…
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Employee Stories
An Act of Heroism from Bethesda Dilworth’s Michele Kimball
Michele Kimball was looking forward to what was supposed to be a joyous, relaxing holiday luncheon with her fellow…
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Life at Bethesda
What Makes a Career in Senior Care Rewarding?
When Jennifer Popp was earning her degree in social work, her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. As a…
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Life at Bethesda
Give Back this Holiday Season by Volunteering at a Senior Care Facility
As the holiday season approaches, many of us are frantically looking for presents, planning holiday parties and prepping for…
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Finance & Planning
Benefits of Donating from IRA with New Tax Law Changes in 2018
How would you like to lower your taxes and donate to a great cause without itemizing the donation on…
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Rehab & Therapy
How Rehab Helps Seniors Prevent Future Injuries
Many senior adults can improve their physical, mental, and emotional health after an illness or injury through rehab or…
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Assisted Living
When You Are Shamed for Moving a Parent into a Senior Care Community
Beth came up to me, tears in her eyes. “My cousins came into town,” she lamented. Normally this would…
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Care Management
Person-Centered Care Focuses on Patients’ Needs
The way patients and health care providers think about health care delivery is changing, with an increasing desire to…
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Technology
Cool Technology Trends for Seniors
Living in the heart of Silicon Valley gives me access to the latest technology, so I’m not easily awed…
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Hospice Care
Bethesda Hospice Care Helps Senior Veterans Take Advantage of Common VA Benefits
According to Leslie Schaeffer, MSW, LCSW, Outreach Coordinator with Bethesda Hospice Care, many senior veterans and their spouses are…
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Health & Wellness
Identifying the Unique Challenges of Solo Agers
Over 30 years ago, researchers and geriatricians identified “elder orphans” (sometimes called “solo agers”) as people aging alone with…
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Hospice Care
Hospice Care: Living and Dying Well
Studies show that 80 percent of seniors with life-threatening illnesses prefer to die in their own homes. However, 60…
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Independent Living
An Emotional Playbook for Couples in Retirement
We’d only been retired for a few weeks when the questions started coming. “How are you doing with so…
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