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Instead of thinking about everything that can go wrong, try thinking about everything that can go right!

Being in sunny weather creates a sunny mood. Make sure you get sunlight during the winter months and brighten your home with full spectrum bulbs

LOCAL People Care

Riverside Presbyterian Church, Riverside, IL
Contact Info
116 Barrypoint Riverside, IL 60546 Tel: (708) 447-1520 Fax: (708) 447-1525

http://mccormick.edu/content/riverside-presbyterian-church-riverside-il

Links
AgeOptions, connecting Older Adults with Community-based Resources and Options (The Area Agency of Aging of Suburban Cook County, since 1974)
AgingWell is a partnership in 20 communities in the greater Lyons Township Illinois area. The partnership is composed of hundreds of older adults and over 130 community based organizations working together to create an environment in which people can age well.
Lyons Township
Riverside Township
Village of Brookfield
Aging Care Connections, a community resource for older adults and their families. From in-home services and support to opportunities for health and wellness, Aging Care Connections is meeting the needs of today’s older adults and their families within the community.
St. Paul’s Church, Episcopal/Anglican, Riverside, IL
West Suburban Senior Services (Proviso Council on Aging) has been assisting senior citizens in the near West Cook County suburbs township for over 30 years. As a charitable, non-profit organization, the agency provides a variety of services, programs and assistance exclusively to address the needs of senior citizen residents.
Pace Suburban Bus Service
AARP Senior Services and Information
The British Home Retirement Community, Brookfield, IL
The Scottish Home, North Riverside, IL. The Scottish Home has provided a warm, loving and home-like environment for elderly Scots and others for most of this century.
PeopleCare Stories
Keep PeopleCare in the Wings
Not Now Honey, I’m Playing Bingo
Sometimes the Rules Don’t Count
95-Year Old Soccer Player Breaks Hip
I’m One of Your People
Christmas Dinner Will Never Be The Same
We Can’t Let Her Just Fade Away
It All Ended With Some Sauerkraut Soup
Kind Words“Dear People Who Care,Gary and I cannot express enough the deep gratitude we have for all of you and the help you have given us during our time of crisis. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the work that you do and for being there for people like us. I hope someday we can repay your favors by helping others who may need assistance in the time of crisis.”Sincerely, Grace
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Free ASL Dictionary: This is an excellent site and it is free!http://www.lifeprint.com/

Hearing

Using American Sign Language with Seniors



It’s All about Clear Communication!
Mary, who has just been diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s disease. She hired an in-home care worker, but they are having difficulty communicating as Mary’s words are failing her. The worker teaches Mary and her children some simple signs to ease their communication. Mary is thrilled as she can express her needs to her children and caregivers without feeling embarrassed or frustrated

To read more http://www.poststat.net/alzwa/pub.54/issue.717/article.2982/

Hearing Information

Seniors and Hearing Loss
The loss of hearing that gradually occurs during the aging process is called presbycusis. After age 50, there may be a slow decline of hearing each year. Just as hair turns gray at different rates in different people, presbycusis develops at different rates as well. Generally, the person first loses the ability to hear sounds in the high–pitched range. There may be difficulty understanding the voices of fanily and friends.

Mure http://www.michdhh.org/seniors/index.html

Spirit ...... Being positive

Ray Bradbury"Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said. A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die, and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there. It doesn't matter what you do, he said, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away. The difference between the man who just cuts lawns and a real gardener is in the touching, he said. The lawn-cutter might just as well not have been there at all; the gardener will be there a lifetime."

Medical Infornation Source

Medical Information
Urinary catheters


Urinary catheters are used to drain the bladder. Your health care provider may recommend a catheter for short-term or long-term use because you have or had: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003981.htm
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