Category Archives: elder care

Do You Know Someone Who Needs Help?

Posted on August 4, 2013 by webmaven

Run an orb for them: Cancer Killer,  Chakra Cleanse or the Clear Light Meditation Orb.   Instructions for download/install at:  Youtube instructions Orb download and install A sample run is seen here: Energize Orb      Or  you can do a Clear … Continue reading →

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NHS Recognition that Mindfulness Meditation is Good for Depression

Posted on April 9, 2013 by webmaven

  NHS recognition of mindfulness meditation is good for depression  It’s only been at least forty years that this has been known…see: Benson, Herbert. The Relaxation Response. New York: Avon Books, 1975, p. 32. Is science finally starting to catch up to … Continue reading →

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A Great Opportunity for Caregiving Organizations

Posted on November 19, 2012 by webmaven

Innovations in Caregiving Awards This looks like a terrific program. Find past innovation award winners here and you will see what I mean! Please join us on November 29th (3PM EST) for a webinar on the 2013 Innovations in Caregiving … Continue reading →

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You’ll die laughing at coffins that put the fun into funerals

Posted on October 3, 2012 by webmaven

Not often that we will cite an article from, err, the Sun, but this is has some fun pictures and illustrates an idea whose time is, well, here upon us. Thanks to Final Fling, and if you haven’t friended them … Continue reading →

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Recreating a 1950’s village street for residents with dementia

Posted on September 18, 2012 by webmaven

A stimulating village environment for those with alzheimers dementia has been recreated in a nursing home in Bristol, UK. Seems like a pretty cool idea…and it shows that the administrators and staff care enough to make this kind of effort … Continue reading →

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A Village where the Residents have Dementia…and Fun

Posted on August 29, 2012 by webmaven

This is an amazing concept in care, happening in the Netherlands. Well worth a look. The Guardian on Facebook.

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