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The Healer

  I want to do the right thing.  I want to help people.  I want to volunteer my time to maybe pass on some of the wisdom I have learned, along with instilling compassion and loving kindness in those who...

0 comments    health religion god
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For Love Or Money: Caring For The Elderly

Caring for the elderly is one of the biggest challenges that anyone may have to face. I have done it for pay and I have done it for love, and I can say that the amount that you get paid is not near enough...

7 comments    family relationships elderly
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Why My Interest In Hospitality

Why My Interest in Hospitality Good morning Burt, many people riding the bus this morning? Hello Joe coffee and devils food, as usual? Hi Bonnie, still on that diet? You are looking good! Ten years at...

0 comments    business food careers
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Issues in Nursing Homes

Everyone has an opinion about nursing homes. These opinions stem from a variety of sources. Some people form opinions about them from what they hear on the news, almost always negative. Others can attest from...

0 comments    nursing homes nursing care
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Ladies Mature Like Fine Wine

The local newspaper invited be to interview some ladies in the 40 plus age group, to find out a few things about their lives. It was one of the most interesting afternoons of my life. I have used all the...

24 comments    children girls computer
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SWALLOW THIS THE TRUTH ABOUT TUBE FEEDING 43

Contrary to what most people believe the elderly in nursing homes are not dying of Parkinson's or even of Alzheimer's they are dying of an inability to tolerate food. The condition is known as dysphagia. The...

1 comment    food water people
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Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

There are thousands of Nursing Homes Country wide. A Nursing Home's main objective is to provide 24/7 care not only for the elderly but for people of all ages that are unable to care for themselves due to...

0 comments    abuse elderly loved ones
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caregivers2008

  There are so many caregivers in this world today. Doctors, nurses, and other medical staff face challenges daily. There are caregivers of our society who provide care and are sometimes faces with life...

0 comments    wife aging healthcare
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Short story, God Lives in a Nursing Home in Wisconsin FULL STORY

 short story by girlpower God lives in a nursing home in Wisconsin. His name is Norman, he spends most of his day in a yellow room down a long white hallway. His quiet face lies still against the starched...

3 comments    fiction short story
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What Did The Baby Boomers Ever Do For Us?

So, you’re 60 something and you’re fed up with all the red tape, the inundation of small print, the political correctness, and the kind of people who perpetuate clichés like ‘political correctness’...

17 comments    baby boomers the beatles pension
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