Nursing Home

Taking on the role of carer for someone with dementia can seem really daunting at first, but it will become much easier once you know what to expect and how to manage the process. The more prepared and equipped you are, the better for you as the carer and the person with dementia. Learn how important it is to develop routines and what to expect as dementia progresses. Discover how to manage daily care and other ways to prepare the person's home so they are safe and secure. Also, it will show how to tackle the tough topics, including when to decide they need more intensive care in a facility...

"Loose Stools" is a satirical journal of one elderly former automobile mechanic and his adjustments to the natural (and sometimes unnatural) changes that take place as the mind and body start to go. It is a humorous look at his trials as he progresses from a lakeside home to a senior living home, and finally a nursing home. His adventures are mostly second hand stories relayed to the author by his caregiver who was often frustrated and in need of an adult with whom she could vent following another visit with "Pops". What she saw as a difficulty I saw as an opportunity for another humorous ...

Practicing multiple tests in nursing school is one of the keys to passing. Getting a handle on the types of test questions will help you gain confidence and knowledge to pass the test easily.

Pushed out as a college professor, widowed, George Moore has settled for a humdrum life of watching TV, his consolation the comfort of home where memories of his late wife reside. Then, a broken hip lands him in a rehab center. What else could go wrong? How about a heart attack? Meanwhile, a chance meeting with an attractive woman a few doors down seems promising. But her time in Rollins Manor may be cut short. In just nine days, a few Rollins’ staff members – including Emily, a 13-year-old volunteer – ignore George’s gruff melancholy and help him begin his life’s next chapter. A ...

When Clark Kent stepped into the glass phone booth, we knew he was about to emerge as Superman. That transformation happened every time. Then, he used his superpowers to rescue people in distress, leaping over tall buildings in a single bound and flying faster than a speeding bullet. That spinning around in the phone booth was mesmerizing. And, in a way, that blur of change that we recognized as transformation from one kind of person to a stronger kind of person is the kind of change I am writing about in this series of books about popular culture creators of the 20th century. As popular ...

Hot, young newlywed Julia Parker has no idea that a road trip with her stud of a husband, Ben, to visit her hubby’s pops at his old folks’ resort will turn into the most intensely erotic experience of her life. She’s soon the subject of Ben's voyeuristic desires as he allows a coterie of much older men to grope, fondle, and strip her right out in the open. An insane night of public exposure, humiliation, and debauchery follows, culminating in a terrifying encounter with half a dozen horny men at the cheap motel nearby. Is this just a one-off experience born of opportunity and ...

An inflammatory essay on WHY America is in decline, along with the author's suggestions for fixing it. From the author: This is my first sojourn into commentary and it comes as a result of observing human behavior in the medical system and elsewhere. The piece is as controversial as it is correct and I expect ramifications from its publication. In the end, I hope it changes the views of the public, setting America on a course toward success rather than the downward spiral we're currently on. Warning: This work discusses abortion, among other topics.

This is a no-nonsense guide that will give you everything you need to know about how to pay for long-term care for yourself, Mom, or Dad without going broke. Naked in the Nursing Home adroitly weaves together both humor and hard-hitting facts to equip you and your elderly parents for the future.

Paul Munson was at his wits end with his gorgeous wife's unwillingness to make love to him. She was young, blonde, and had a killer body, but she rarely let him see it, let alone touch it. She claimed she didn't have any desire for sex, but Paul was unconvinced. He believed deep down, she had a fire in her just waiting to come out. After a jolting trip to a furniture store where she allowed a couple of sleazy salesmen get handsy with her and even flash her panties, Paul formulated a plan to see if he could wake up his wife's libido and finally get to enjoy his husbandly pleasures. He wasn't...

Outside the dining hall of the Alpine Manor nursing home, there is a sign that reads, "This is Grand Rapids, Michigan", a reminder for those who can no longer trust their own minds. For months, Cathy Wood has fed these residents, bathed them, and even moistened their eyes with artificial tears. To her, they live in a state worse than death - and she has decided to relieve them of their pain. Wood and her lover, Gwen Graham, make a pact to kill those whom they were hired to care for.

All of us are entitled to the rewards of a peaceful, pain-free death. This book honors that with true stories about hospice patients and inspiring insights from the author. Becoming Dead Right guides us through the general and "how to" information maze that prepares us for dealing with death. Improving and expanding hospice services will require systemic changes in healthcare institutions, outreach to diverse populations, and funding. With the inclusion of hospice programs in nursing homes, dying with dignity becomes even more important. Millions of aging baby boomers heighten the urgency ...

What are the odds of three serial killers working in the same college town? Astronomical. Unless two of them are twin brothers! The third is someone they hire to do maintenance at their nursing homes. A match made in hell! Using a pandemic's death toll as a cover, the brothers, who know a good thing when they see one, use their new hire to help them with their murderous insurance and "legacy" scheme. But they did not count on an idealistic -- and suspicious -- young woman. “A LAWRENCE DE MARIA TITLE GIVES YOU MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK THAN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE BOOK MARKETPLACE TODAY....

Is it possible to stop yourself from aging? Growing old is inevitable. That’s what the residents of Orchid Lake Village, an assisted living facility, believe until Evergreen Life offers a unique proposition. The pharmaceutical company has a new all natural, organic supplement that promises to reverse the signs of aging. Eloise isn’t as lithe as she used to be. Gladys can’t remember the plot of her favorite TV show. Murray feels like the light inside of him has been blown out. After just a few weeks on the vitamin, they start to feel the effects. Laurel’s once-translucent hair has a ...

A novelist who can’t write. A doctor who won’t practice. A world moving on with or without them. At the crossroads of their careers, two people meet on an idyllic island, where they hope that time would stand still for a change. As the brevity of life swirls around them, they have to make decisions they don't want to make. Hunter’s Honor… The Reverend Hiram Jacobs believes he is finally dying, and he wants his memoirs published before his one hundred and fourth birthday. Well, Hunter has his own book deadlines to juggle, and can’t Great-grandpa Hiram wait a few more months? ...

Successfully golfing after a stroke for fun and fitness is a real possibility with physical, mental and emotional benefits. Preparing for golfing physically starts with the basics, safety, core strength, walking (or mobility), balance with physical therapy exercises to enhance voluntary movement, increase range of motion, strengthen weakened muscles, improve fine motor skills and grasp (grip), increase postural stability and standing balance. Also reviewed , adaptive golf equipment, wheel chair golf techniques and golf mindset. Also, Detailed are the demands of golf on the body keeping in ...

Music For The Last Couple is the story of a narcissistic physician who retires at the age of 65 after nearly 40 years in practice. Dr. Charles (Charlie) Randolph is a wealthy orthopedist who is finally able to enjoy the fruits of his labor. But who will enjoy them with him - his dutiful wife, or long-time girlfriend? The chaos created by Charlie touches the lives of everyone around him, but his retirement is plagued by health problems. Not even Charlie knows who will stay by his side through the last years of his life. Dr. Jeff Nebeker-Johnson is a full-time physician in Salt Lake City, ...

A glamorous woman is murdered in her ultra-luxurious London mansion and her husband goes missing. But according to public records, neither of them exists. The only leads police have are several objects arranged around the woman’s body, including a set of keys and a book called How to Process a Murder by Laughton Rees—a book that appears to have helped the killer forensically cleanse the crime scene.

Determining what is best for an aging loved one can be a difficult and involved process. In order to be properly informed to make this decision, you need to understand all of the variables involved. To help you do just this, we've created 101 Signs of Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse.

At nearly 90, retired nature writer Hattie Bloom prefers the company of birds to people, but when a fall lands her in a nursing home she struggles to cope with the loss of independence and privacy. From the confines of her 'room with a view' - of the car park! - she dreams of escape.

The first three books in the Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth Mysteries---BINGOED, PAPOOSED, and VALENTINED