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Fighting Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is celebrated every year on June 15. On that day and every day, the Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities and the…
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Home Hospice Care Supports Caregivers, Too
Bringing Mom (or Dad) home from the nursing home or hospital to provide home hospice care for them for the first time? Although your parent’s health is a primary concern, this isn’t…
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Chair Yoga 101: What Is It and How Do I Do It?
In the same way that the body moves through flows of motion and increased flexibility during cycles of traditional yoga, chair yoga implements this practice as well. According to Yogapedia, almost any…
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5 Online Scams Targeted at Older Adults
By Katherine Burke Contrary to Gen X, Y and Z’s popular opinion, there are a lot of great things about aging – wisdom, a self-assuredness that young people lack, experience, better income,…
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Volunteers: A Mission-Critical Calling
Every Wednesday, Dottie, a retired nurse, comes to Delaware Hospice’s Dover office to make friendly check-in calls to patients in the Delaware Palliative and Delaware Transitions programs. She also audits and organizes…
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Vacationing at Home
by Madison Taylor When you can’t go out, turn your home into a serene getaway. Throughout our lives, most of us are led to believe that relaxation is best pursued outside of…
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Social Distancing? Grow Your Own Food
Growing your own food isn’t rocket science. It takes a bit of time, but the end result is well worth it, and the basic crops, like lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, are very forgiving.…
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The Art of Photography
March 20th is the first day of spring! And what better way to welcome warm weather than to get outside and photograph Mother Nature in all her glory? These days it’s all…
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Hospice Equals “Hope” for Parents of Medically Complex Child
Hospice can be a frightening word to a family with a medically complex child. But not to Patty and Zach Fazio. To them, “hospice” equals “hope” – hope for the freedom to…
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Aging in Place: What is Universal Design?
By Michael Moore Jr., heraldtribune.com For those looking to stay in their home long-term and age in place, which according to AARP could be as many as 87% of adults age 65…
