ELDERCARE
Bursack: Chronic falls need attention 
Dear Carol: My mother lives alone. I visit her daily and help her around the house, plus I get her medications ready. The problem is that she has fallen many times.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , January 23, 2011
Bursack: Alzheimer’s helpline offers vital assistance
The Alzheimer’s Association and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America are organizations that help people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers receive education and support throughout the Alzheimer’s journey. Both, of course, champion ongoing hope that through research, the disease will one day be conquered.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , January 09, 2011
Bursack: Mom just wants to take naps
Dear Carol: My mother is 94, and all she wants to do is sleep all day.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , December 12, 2010
Bursack: Respond to mother with love
Dear Carol: My beloved mother is 93 and has been paralyzed on her right side for years from a stroke. She’s in a very good nursing home, the family is actively by her side as much as possible, and we try our best. She says she is tired and just wants to die.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , November 28, 2010
Bursack: Protection briefs are step toward dignity
Dear Carol: My dad has dementia. He also had prostate surgery a number of years ago and should wear adult diapers but refuses, so he always smells. How can I convince him to wear diapers? – Disgusted
By Carol Bradley Bursack , October 17, 2010
Bursack: Exception needed in addressing woman
Dear Carol: My mother is in a nursing home. She has mid-stage dementia. The home is great in most ways, but I wish the whole staff could learn that she responds best to Maggie, not her given name of Margaret.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , October 10, 2010
Eventide aims to grant the wishes of senior citizens
On one crisp day in September, Carroll Rogness was a celebrity.
September 26, 2010
Bursack: Young caregiver needs help
Dear Carol: My wife’s dad suffers from kidney failure, diabetes and has had two strokes.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , August 22, 2010
Bursack: Alzheimer’s romance adds to pain
Dear Carol: We had to place my mother in a memory care assisted living center a few months ago.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , August 08, 2010
Bursack: Vulnerable elders need protection
Dear Readers: Most of us have read horror stories of abuse in nursing homes.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , August 01, 2010
Bursack: Don’t ignore referral to see dentist
Dear Carol: I took my mother to the dentist, and he found an area in her mouth that worried him.
By Carol Bradley Bursack , July 25, 2010
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