<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title></title>
	<atom:link href="http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:40:50 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<cloud domain='alzheimerscaregiving.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/5e1e4a9759cacc0f4c5b6e5c9d1f0c06?s=96&#038;d=http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title></title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/osd.xml" title="" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Reading Aloud, A Comforting and Connecting Caregiver&#8217;s Gift</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/12/reading-aloud-a-comforting-and-connecting-caregivers-gift/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/12/reading-aloud-a-comforting-and-connecting-caregivers-gift/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caroldodell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alzheimer's research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alzheimer's studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain and memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[memory aids]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Poems, nursery rhymes, hymns,  patriotic songs, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, the Torah, Shakespeare, James Patterson or Robert Ludlow&#8217;s adventure books, Agatha Christie and W.B. Yeats&#8230;the list could go on and on. Babies to centenarians enjoy the lyrical sound of a voice reading aloud. Alzheimer&#8217;s studies show the brain light up when a poem is recited. It taps into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=372&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/12/reading-aloud-a-comforting-and-connecting-caregivers-gift/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		<georss:point>30.332184 -81.655651</georss:point>
		<geo:lat>30.332184</geo:lat>
		<geo:long>-81.655651</geo:long>
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9589227d30dc0953b62dbb5cae99a44b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">caroldodell</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why Do People with Alzheimer&#8217;s Mumble, Babble or Moan?</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/10/why-do-people-with-alzheimers-mumble-babble-or-moan/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/10/why-do-people-with-alzheimers-mumble-babble-or-moan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>caroldodell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alzheimer's behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[care homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dementia care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nursing homes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I visit my grandfather in a care home every other week, but now that he&#8217;s been transferred to the memory disorder unit, I hesitate about bringing my kids. Other patients there mumble, babble or moan, and I feel it would upset my children (ages 8, 10, 14). My grandfather doesn&#8217;t do this, but maybe he&#8217;ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=370&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/10/why-do-people-with-alzheimers-mumble-babble-or-moan/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		<georss:point>30.332184 -81.655651</georss:point>
		<geo:lat>30.332184</geo:lat>
		<geo:long>-81.655651</geo:long>
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/9589227d30dc0953b62dbb5cae99a44b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">caroldodell</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>If Your Elder Gets the Flu</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/04/if-your-elder-gets-the-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/04/if-your-elder-gets-the-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flu symptoms]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No, I didn&#8217;t get a flu shot. Now I wish I had. I can&#8217;t imagine if I were 85 and had other conditions what this would be like. The flu is dangerous for our elders. It can lead to pneumonia and it can be fatal. But even when caregivers are prepared, our elders can still [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=368&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/04/if-your-elder-gets-the-flu/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Gimme a Break! Ten Tips to Help Caregivers Plan for Respite Care</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/03/gimme-a-break-ten-tips-to-help-caregivers-plan-for-respite-care/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/03/gimme-a-break-ten-tips-to-help-caregivers-plan-for-respite-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sundown syndrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local caregiver resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repiste care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are avoiding respite?
Are you worried you won&#8217;t find a good fit?
Are you worried your elder-parent won&#8217;t take their meds or find other ways to rebel against you leaving?
Are you worried the care person won&#8217;t do all the little things you do?
Caregiving is all-consuming. You&#8217;re on call 24/7. You run errands, plan meals, are in charge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=362&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/03/03/gimme-a-break-ten-tips-to-help-caregivers-plan-for-respite-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Are You Avoiding People Because Your Loved One Has Alzheimer&#8217;s?</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/25/are-you-avoiding-people-because-your-loved-one-has-alzheimers/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/25/are-you-avoiding-people-because-your-loved-one-has-alzheimers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alzheimer's caregiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t meant it to happen, but it does. You start avoiding people. You don&#8217;t want others to see your parent or your spouse differently because they have Alzheimer&#8217;s. You don&#8217;t want the person you love to be pitied. You don&#8217;t want to have to explain&#8211;or deal with the embarrassment. Is there a stigma attached to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=356&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/25/are-you-avoiding-people-because-your-loved-one-has-alzheimers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>How To Comfort Someone With Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/20/how-to-comfort-someone-with-alzheimers/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/20/how-to-comfort-someone-with-alzheimers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sundown syndrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alzheimer's behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alzheimer's challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for a spouse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for an elder-parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A caregiver has to have nerves of rubber&#8211;not nerves of steel. In the course of just a few hours, your loved one with Alzheimer&#8217;s can go from being pouty and grumpy to paranoid and belligerent. It would be easier to ping-pong with an octopus than to try to manage the emotional needs of someone with dementia. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=354&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/20/how-to-comfort-someone-with-alzheimers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Day I Faced That my Mom Had Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/16/the-day-i-faced-that-my-mom-had-alzheimers/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/16/the-day-i-faced-that-my-mom-had-alzheimers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t realize I had been avoiding. That&#8217;s why they call it avoiding. I was already caregiving my mom but I believed her excuses because I so wanted her life&#8211;and if we&#8217;re being honest&#8211;my life not to change. I had dealt with the fact that she had Parkinson&#8217;s and heart disease. I hadn&#8217;t faced the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=351&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/16/the-day-i-faced-that-my-mom-had-alzheimers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is Your Elder Bored and Acting Out? 5 Tips to Spark Home Care</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/10/is-your-elder-bored-and-acting-out-5-tips-to-spark-home-care/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/10/is-your-elder-bored-and-acting-out-5-tips-to-spark-home-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alzheimer's studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boredom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the challenges of caregiving is finding ways to add a little zest to life. Even if your loved one has Alzheimer&#8217;s, they need stimulation&#8211;to find life interesting. We all do. Caregivers can feel bored, too. Meals, meds, doctor visits become so monotonous we don&#8217;t realize it&#8217;s been weeks since we&#8217;ve had a great conversation or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=346&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/10/is-your-elder-bored-and-acting-out-5-tips-to-spark-home-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can a Person With Alzheimer&#8217;s Live Alone?</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/10/can-a-person-with-alzheimers-live-alone/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/10/can-a-person-with-alzheimers-live-alone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aging in place]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder living alone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No word strikes such fear as the words &#8220;cancer&#8221; or &#8220;Alzheimer&#8217;s.&#8221; Both of these disease draw a line in the sand&#8211;the day before we got the news&#8211;and after. Our lives and the lives of our loved ones are irrevocably changed. Our fears leap-frog and we imagine the worst possible scenario. As caregivers, spouses, and adult children, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=343&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/10/can-a-person-with-alzheimers-live-alone/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Spousal Caregiving: &#8220;I&#8217;m Not Caregiving, I&#8217;m Just Caring for My Spouse&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/04/spousal-caregiving-im-not-caregiving-im-just-caring-for-my-spouse/</link>
		<comments>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/04/spousal-caregiving-im-not-caregiving-im-just-caring-for-my-spouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family caregiving]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/?p=340</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband reminded me the other day that he wouldn&#8217;t necessarily consider himself a caregiver if  (or when) I were become ill. &#8220;I love you. I&#8217;d do what you need me to do.&#8221; That&#8217;s sweet, but I think of all the spouses out there who go the distance&#8211;and more&#8211;for their spouse. We will sacrifice, do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alzheimerscaregiving.com&blog=7301226&post=340&subd=brainfitnesscaregiver&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://alzheimerscaregiving.com/2010/02/04/spousal-caregiving-im-not-caregiving-im-just-caring-for-my-spouse/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/70bd549abe13908abcee8047318104c7?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Steve</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>