MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'day care'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3145954&cid=t_139568_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fvr0GqyAs3oE%2F By Ilya ShapiroWhen lawyers and other commentators say that a court did not properly explain its decision, it’s typically for hyperbolic effect. But, in a bizarre move, a court in the failed great state of Michigan has dismissed an economic liberty case brought by our friends at the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation for reasons the court quite literally did not explain.  The court simply denied the plaintiffs’ complaint and that was that. Home-based day care owners Sherry Loar, Michelle Berry, and Paulette Silverson have all been taxed by the Michigan Department of Human Services because, according to the state, they are somehow employees of the state and (further!) must pay union dues.  because this baseless assertion comes directly from the state DHS, an executive department,... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3145954 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:44:59 +0100 3145954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349586&cid=t_139568_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FfAUeYX3K06I%2Fwow-light-and-enlightening-new.html I read this article about the new Alzheimer's Day Care and Resource Center in Eureka, California. Key words here: light and bright light. This caught my attention because I just wrote a few days ago about how bright light has a very positive effect on my mother. "This building was built for people like my wife and me,” said Doug Durham. “There are a lot of us.”Durham has spent many years as the primary caregiver for his wife, who has Alzheimer's. His wife of nearly 50 years first discounted the symptoms as CRS, “can't remember stuff,” before her diagnosis in January 1998. The center's ability to provide respite has, he said, been essential to dealing with challenges of caring for his wife.Follow the Alzheimer's Reading Room on TwitterSubscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading Room--via... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349586 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:25:01 +0100 2349586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1312412&cid=t_139568_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fno-high-school-musical-or-otherwise.html We trundle in the semi light of early morning, never the best time of the day.“Dark, dark, dark.”“It is be night? When it is be day? Where is being dah sun?” The move to Daylight saving has dire effects in some households. I remind everyone of the vagaries of time travel as we stumble and bumble our way to school on foot. As we approach the traffic light I prompt them.“Now don’t forget to say hello to the Lollipop lady.” They gasp, suddenly alert and searching.“Lollipop! Lollipop? Where it is be dah lollipop!”“You know, the lady we see every day at the traffic lights.” “Why is she called a lollipop lady?”“Because…..er…….because she holds up a sign that looks like a lollipop. Isn’t she called a lollipop lady here?”“Never heard that before.”“Really... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1312412 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:29:00 +0100 1312412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1047726&cid=t_139568_158_f&fid=36018&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcaregiversbeacon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Falzheimers-day-care-center-participants.html Relief for exhausted caregivers can be obtained when a senior with Alzheimer's is able to attend a Day Care Center. For example, today's post is the story of a local Alzheimer's Day Care Center, The Santa Maria Wisdom Center, part of the Life Steps Foundation. It is highly recommended by one of my friends whose 82 year old mother participates. Stella Carrasco, 63, is the sole caregiver for her mother, Mary Chaparro, 82, who has Alzheimer's. They are pictured in the photo on this post at a local Craft Fair. They gave me permission to write about them on the internet so that other people could read about their story.At 9 am a special bus run by the Wisdom Center picks up Mary, in Oceano, California. Between 3:30 and 4 pm the Wisdom Center bus brings her back home. The Wisdom Center provides ... The Caregiver's Beacon - Resources, Links, Ideas, News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1047726 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:50:00 +0100 1047726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925407&cid=t_139568_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F164706009%2F A day at the Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Day Care Center at Kowloon Share This (Source: Alzheimer's Notes) Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925407 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:48:23 +0100 925407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797147&cid=t_139568_137_f&fid=35371&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthecaregiver.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ftraining-helps-alzheimers-caregivers.html The majority of CareGivers I meet learn as they go. Sometimes they get ideas from others. I have yet to meet someone that actually attended a training program. There is little doubt that any caregiver would benefit from training. I believe I would and I have been caring for my mother for over 3 years.Some states are trying new ways to increase Alzheimer's services. In Colorado, for example, officials experimented with giving $1,000 stipends to help families hire monitoring for their loved ones so they could attend a six-session training program called the Savvy Caregiver.Source Washington PostTraining Helps Alzheimer's CaregiversBy LAURAN NEERGAARDThe findings are stunning: Offering simple training to people struggling to care for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease not only eases their bu... CareGiver, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797147 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:22:00 +0100 797147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=793745&cid=t_139568_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F143197260%2F                                       This time of year, throughout the month of August, the “back-to-school” idea is in many people’s minds….students who will be attending school of some type, parents involved in getting them ready, and caregivers  juggling school schedules and caring for Alzheimer’s grandparents. This will involve more planning and scheduling for caregivers of the sandwich generation as their generally flexible or relaxed days of summer disappear and they coexist with school schedules.  And Grandma or Grandpa may have no idea of schedule, needing attention just when school activities and homework also require your time. When I cared for my mom, I had no children at home.  However, those months she... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=793745 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:02:19 +0100 793745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623881&cid=t_139568_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F117672053%2F Getting people with Alzheimer’s disease to eat is often a battle. As a result, they often fall below their optimum weight. But now it seems that Swedish researchers have discovered the means of increasing the weight of people with Alzheimer’s disesae. Their three month study focused on whether increased staff training and a more supportive environment would result in increased weight in patients with moderate and severe dementia. The results concluded that weight gain can occur in Alzheimer’s patients by: - improving communication and patient involvement - altering meal routines - providing a more homely environment The results of this study have been published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Reference article: Alzheimer’s Weight Gain Initiative... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623881 Fri, 18 May 2007 10:11:36 +0100 623881