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Alcohol and Older Adults
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How much alcohol should a woman in their 60s drink each day? My mom has a couple of glasses of wine each night, which I understand is well within the normal ...
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Who gets looked after
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I am 46 and just recently remarried to a wonderful woman who takes care of her elderly mother with dementia at home. Because of this we have joined households ...
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Mom Needs to Go to a Nursing Home
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Is an intervention the right thing to do to help a parent see that she needs to get into a nursing home? My mom has dementia and she is starting to be a danger ...
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Intervention. What kind of treatment for older dad
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We are planning a family intervention for my dad. He started drinking really heavily after he retired and he is going downhill fast and all of us in the family ...
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Wernike-Koraskoff Syndrome: Another Name for Alcohol-Related Dementia
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My father is 81 and has moderate dementia. He forgets that he drinks and doesn't think he has a problem, but he has two DUIs and now he is walking to the ...
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Can telephone counseling help people with dementia?
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Is counseling at all beneficial for a person who has dementia? My 76 year old mom is still living at home with my dad but she is clearly losing her capacities ...
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Helping a Depressed Neighbor
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My neighbor is a good hearted old guy but his wife died from cancer last year and he is sort of unraveling now. He is only in his 60s but he is drinking all ...
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Red noses, when it is not Christmas
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If someone has a lot of broken blood vessels in their nose and their nose is all red (an older person) does this mean that they are still drinking. I am trying ...
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Why is Enabling a Common Response to Addiction?
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After spending some time at my mom’s house over the holidays I am convinced that she needs to get some help. My dad died 2 years ago. She has always liked to ...
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At Wit's End Caring for an Elder Parent
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My mom moved in with my family a couple of years ago after a stroke left her unable to take of herself. Since that time her health has worsened and she needs a ...
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Local Community Treatment Centers
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What exactly is a man in his mid 70s who is drinking too much supposed to do. My uncle retired only a couple of years ago but since he did he’s come adrift and ...
