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Caring Connections

All Newsletter Issues > Fall 2008 Issue

-- TeleClass a Valuable
Resource for Caregivers

Home Instead Senior Care is partnering with the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) to offer a free TeleClass that will teach family caregivers how to improve their communication with healthcare professionals and to become better advocates for themselves and their loved ones...read full article.
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-- Tips for Shopping with Seniors
Many seniors would still like to do their own holiday shopping, but need a little extra help. Here are tips, from Home Instead Senior Care and the Mall of America...read how these tips can help.
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-- Simple for Seniors
When shopping for seniors this holiday season, "simple" is the buzzword, according to representatives from the international caregiving company Home Instead Senior Care and the Mall of America... read more about shopping for seniors.
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-- 10 Popular and Economical Gifts for Seniors
What's on your senior's wish list this holiday season? An analysis of more than 12,000 senior gift requests conducted by Home Instead Senior Care reveals that these are some of the most popular holiday wishes of older adults... read full article.
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-- Protecting Older Adults from Personal and Property Crimes
Many older adults are at an increased risk to both personal and property crimes during the holidays. Families can do their part to help their loved ones by shopping with them or providing companionship for shopping experiences, and by helping their friends and relatives take proper measures to protect themselves. ... read full article.
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Video Resources from Home Instead Senior Care

Brighten Seniors' Lives
During the Holidays

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Be a Santa to a Senior

Each year Home Instead Senior Care offices throughout North America spread holiday cheer to lonely or financially challenged seniors through the Be a Santa to a Senior program.

In 2008, the Be a Santa to a Senior program is anticipated to exceed its goal of delivering over one million gifts to deserving seniors in the program's first few years.

To learn more about the program, visit the Be a Santa to a Senior website.

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Where Conversations
are Happening

These online discussions can provide helpful hints and tips for the holiday and everyday.
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--The National Family Caregiver Association
FREE Family Caregiver TeleClass
(TeleClass)
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--American Diabetes Association
Holiday Meal Planning
(Web Site)
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--About.com
10 Tips to Help Seniors Enjoy the Holidays
(Web Site)

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--Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Cheer
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Amy Newmark
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-- Beating the Senior Blues: How to Feel Better and Enjoy Life Again
by Leslie Eckford and Amanda Lambert
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-- The Frugal Senior: Hundreds of Creative Ways to Stretch a Dollar! by Rich Gray
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