Friday, April 15, 2011

Puppets In Guardianship & Conservatorship Trials

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Could Elder Financial Abuse Become the Crime of the 21st Century? (via Woodgate's View)

Could Elder Financial Abuse Become the Crime of the 21st Century?
A repost from my AC Yahoo site It seems reasonable to assume that as people age their trust factor diminishes over time as life experiences teach them that much of what we presumed about people and our way of life are not all that we thought and hoped they were. Too many times we have read about or been victim to scoundrels whose self-interests have cost us our treasure, our good health and valuable time. From the incompetent person who handles o … Read More
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Self Care for the Dementia and Alzheimer's Caregiver | Caring.com

"It's really important to pay attention to feedback from others," he says. Too often, it seems, observations – from a partner, a child, a sibling, a best friend – that a situation is less than stellar or that the person giving care is struggling are heard the wrong way by caregivers.

The natural response: Defensiveness! Anger! Hearing fightin' words!

The better response: Consider those words to be a gift, Robbins says. "View such comments as a kindness, that someone is being kind enough to give feedback, even if it sounds critical." And then, he adds: "Accept what you hear at face value and ask yourself what the person must have seen in order to say that."
Read the entire article here:  Self Care for the Dementia and Alzheimer's Caregiver | Caring.com.
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