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Virtual Resources for Holiday Connections

Review of Vlog found on Positive Approach to Care | Teepa Snow | Review by Christine Blankenship | December, 2020 Learn to use virtual resources in midst of the holidays… Continue Reading

Dementia: Recognizing Loved Ones

By Christine Blankenship Article, Blog, Caregiving, Dementia Care, Holidays, Memory Care

by Christine Blankenship, Publisher | Vibrant Senior Options | November, 2020 This is a true story about Dementia: Recognizing Loved Ones. Just this past weekend, a friend emailed our family… Continue Reading

Music Helps Dementia: A Local Study

By Christine Blankenship Alzheimers, Dementia Care, Memory Care

Contributed by Joanne Ozaki-Moore | Helping Hearts and Hands – 2016 Spring/Summer Music’s Impact on Dementia has come under a local study in Skagit County The theory of this study… Continue Reading

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How to Spot Cognitive Decline in a Loved One

Sue Sorenson / January 19, 2021

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Introducing a New Way to Travel in Lynden: The Lynden Hop

Maureen McCarthy / January 12, 2021

Article written and contributed by Maureen McCarthy | Whatcom Transportation Authority | January, 2021 Beginning in the summer of 2021,...
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COVID Vaccines: Our Path Back to ‘Normal’

Skagit Regional Health / January 7, 2021

This article, about COVID Vaccines, was written and contributed by Mark Wallace, MD, Infectious Disease specialist | Skagit Regional Health | January 7,...
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Ten Tips to Help Lower Fall Risk for Seniors

Right at Home / January 5, 2021

Learning to lower fall risk is important, especially for Seniors. Each year 3 million older adults seek treatment at the...
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Dignity and Respect with Home Care

Visiting Angels / December 29, 2020

This article, about Dignity and Respect with Home Care, was written and contributed by Lindsay Kiefer and Kit Fredere | Visiting Angels |...
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The Benefits of Telehealth and your Medical Care

Rudy Van Ry / December 24, 2020

This article about the Benefits of Telehealth is contributed and authored by Rudy Van Ry of Eden Home Health of Bellingham...
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Holiday Hints for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

NIA / December 17, 2020

This article, Holiday Hints for Alzheimer's Caregivers, was originally published on the website of The National Institute on Aging at ALZHEIMER’S...
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Community Updates from WhidbeyHealth: COVID-19 Vaccination

WhidbeyHealth / December 15, 2020

Please see the following Press Releases by WhidbeyHealth. COMMUNITY UPDATE: COVID-19 VACCINATION Community Update - December 15, 2020 - COVID-19...
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Hearing Healthcare Field Adapts to Change

Diane Fox / December 15, 2020

This article about the Hearing Healthcare Field is contributed and authored by Diane Fox of All About Hearing. If the...
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How to Practice Thankfulness — and how it can improve your life

Sue Sorenson / December 13, 2020

How to Practice Thankfulness was contributed by Sue Sorenson | Take My Hand At Home Care | December, 2020 Giving thanks can...
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Need Help with Medicare?

Donna Wells / December 11, 2020

By Donna Wells | SHIBA | December, 2020 Get help with Medicare. Whether you’re getting ready to enroll in Medicare...
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Is Home Health the Answer?

Jack Hamilton / December 9, 2020

By Jack Hamilton | Alpha Home Health and Hospice | December, 2020 In these times of Covid-19 Concerns and restrictions...
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Family Caregiver Resolutions for 2021

Right at Home / December 7, 2020

Are you a Family Caregiver? Today, a record 53 million people in the U.S. are providing care for older loved...
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Get Help with Stress

Christine Blankenship / December 5, 2020

How are we coping with COVID-19? Are we getting help with stress? How are we staying safe? Are we neglecting...
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How Solstice Senior Living Residents Stay Healthy during Covid-19

Randi Axelsson / December 3, 2020

This article, about Solstice Senior Living, first appeared in Whatcom Talk on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Solstice Senior Living is an...
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Virtual Resources for Holiday Connections

Christine Blankenship / November 30, 2020

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Dementia: Recognizing Loved Ones

Christine Blankenship / November 23, 2020

by Christine Blankenship, Publisher | Vibrant Senior Options | November, 2020 This is a true story about Dementia: Recognizing Loved...
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Does your elderly loved one need a healthcare advocate?

Sue Sorenson / November 17, 2020

Contributed by Sue Sorenson | Take My Hand At Home Care | November 7, 2020 As COVID-19 lockdowns and mask-wearing requirements continue...
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Senior Get-Away Surprise

Linda Jenkins / November 13, 2020

Linda Jinkens, Freelance Writer | Fall/Winter, 2020 Just before the Covid-19 shutdown, my husband and I were given the...
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In Honor of Veterans – Lest We Forget

Jerry Stewart / November 6, 2020

by Jerry Stewart | One Moment In America | Fall/Winter, 2020 As we prepare for another Veterans Day in our...
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