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Alma Viswat and Harold Van Heuvelen (known as Van) met as freshmen at Hope College in 1936; she played the piano and he played the violin, and while at college they played music together. After graduation they went their separate ways.

Taking care of an elderly person in their own home often seems like the first and best option for families. Most seniors want more than anything to stay at home, and their families want to see them remain independent as long as possible.  Asking an elderly person to make the best long term plans and choose the “best” options doesn’t always work, however.

`I was worried coming in because I don’t really know why it was arranged’: The subjective experience of new patients and their primary caregivers attending a memory clinic, Dementia, May 01, 2008; 7: 175-189.

The only way to keep up with the latest about Caring for the Caregiver is to constantly stay on the lookout for new information. If you read everything you find about Caring for the Caregiver, it won’t take long for you to become an influential authority.

Falls Are Top Cause of Injury, Death Among Elderly SATURDAY, July 19 — Falls are a leading cause of serious injury and death among elderly people in the United States, and most of those falls occur in the home, says the American Geriatric Society (AGS). “There are many steps people ...

Earlier in the week, I popped in to see someone that I hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks. I had intended it to be a fairly quick visit. Things had been stable and I was in the area so just wanted to check and show my face - just in case. I’d phoned the previous day and confirmed with her and her son that I’d be around.

Happy had a loving home. Now look at what happened. OHIO - MONROE CTY DOG POUND- Happy, Sr. Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie mi Lori" colliemom580@aol.com myshel417 Wed Jul 9, 2008 8:38 am (PDT) There is a sweet and gentle 10 year old sheltie mix boy named "Happy" in the Monroe County Dog Pound in Woodsfield, OH who needs rescue help ASAP.

Health insurance lags most in Southwest, CDC says ATLANTA - The Southwest has the lowest rate of health insurance coverage in the country, with 30 percent of non-elderly adults and 18 percent of children uninsured, according to a new government study. New England - with a rate of uninsured peo...

       Do you ever watch the news and hear about all of the tragedies around the world and think; what can I do, I am just one person?  You watch it and are moved, yet, you think…someone should DO SOMETHING ?  It is a helpless feeling, not knowing exactly what to do; isn’t it ?   What if you are

There’s usually little remorse from people who get caught red-handed cheating on a company’s books. But stealing from nurses and elderly care facilities? There’s a special place you-know-where for people who do that. Paul Scott King, Jr.