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6) Old friends
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A study of old age in America focuses on two nursing home residents whose friendship allows them to understand their past, cope with their present circumstances, and confront their futures with hope
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"This is a fluff-free guide to getting started with the latest Apple iPhone models. iPhone for Seniors for Dummies helps you FaceTime with grandkids, reconnect with old friends through social media, or just use the darn thing to make a phone call. Learn your way around your new smartphone and discover all the things it can do for you. It's a phone, it's a camera, it's a calculator, it's a dictionary and translator--it's pretty neat, actually. Let...
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In this program you will learn how to work with your patients to encourage proper dental health. We will disucss the harmful effects of plaque and provide you with practical solutions to help your patients take part in their own mouth care. Learn how to assist them with good oral health habits that will keep your patients smiling for years to come.
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The Elder Project follows seven diverse seniors over two years and records their experiences through a series of short and candid episodic stories. As they face the possibility of increasing frailty and transitioning into more dependent-living scenarios, the elders talk of their concerns and eloquently express their desire to grow older with dignity and some control over their future.
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As seen on PBS, And Thou Shalt Honor is the complete two-hour original broadcast, including all of the profiles and interviews. The groundbreaking PBS special And Thou Shalt Honor brings to light the challenges facing today's caregivers. The struggles and rewards of caregiving are given equal treatment in this incisive and thoughtful series. Sensitively hosted by Joe Mantegna, the purpose of the program is to promote awareness of the issue, promote...
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Your iPad is an e-book reader, music player, movie screen, online shopping center, mailbox, and more-- all in a device small enough to take anywhere. Learn how to set it up and use its features, including great options that make life a lot easier if you have vision or hearing challenges..
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This program will give the nursing assistant the necessary information to increase and maintain mobility through client/resident incentives and the use of many assistive devices. Learn correct transfer techniques and elements of good body mechanics. An Appropriate for ALL healthcare environments.
14) Relax into yoga for seniors: a six-week program for strength, balance, flexibility, and pain relief
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Managing the emotional and physical challenges that come with aging can be difficult. Seniors face a number of age-related issues, such as chronic pain, hypertension, heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and anxiety and depression. And while some people may consider yoga a young person's practice, there is a growing body of evidence that suggests yoga can be beneficial for a wide variety of age-related ailments. Relax into Yoga for Seniors--based...
16) Yoga after 50
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"Yoga is a terrific way to stay fit and improve mental clarity, balance, agility, and flexibility. Written by the founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, this book takes the guesswork out of starting or continuing yoga at 50 and beyond. You'll learn how to adapt stances and breathing to your changing body to reap the benefits of this ancient practice and use it to calm your mind and body--one pose at a time."--Amazon....
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"[P]hysician and [...] author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is a [...] look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we've made old age into a disease,...
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