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		<title>A Week in the Life</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2010/09/04/a-week-in-the-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Clark, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My clients have different diagnoses, different needs and different degrees of support whether it be from family or neighbors. Caregivers come in many different forms. Support can come from many different places.  As a geriatric care manager, I oversee all aspects of care for my client and their family.  One example of invaluable assistance is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=569&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Turning Point&#8211;How Do You Decide it is Time for a Nursing Home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, Distinctive Care Geriatric Care Management of Ridgewood, NJ will present a two credit hour continuing education course for nurses, both LPNs and RN&#8217;s, social workers, Certified Assisted Living Administrators, and Licensed Nursing Home Administrators entitled The Turning Point. This CEU course covers the key reasons why the elderly enter nursing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=562&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Week in the Life of a Geriatric Care Manager in Bergen County,NJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Clark, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caregiver, home health aide, companion. Help. When a loved one is in need of assistance these words describe so much and become invaluable. As a geriatric care manager, a big part of my job is to assess who needs help, what that help should consist of  and who would be the best match for the client. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=558&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Therapy</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2010/07/28/pet-therapy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is easy to see how important a pet is in the life of a family. What is not as easy to see is how important a role a pet can play in the life of an elderly or ill person. Healing with Love through Pet Therapy will be presented by Sophia Heftler, RN, CMC, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=548&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Week in the Life of a Geriatric Care Manager in Bergan County, NJ</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Clark, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I was caught off guard.  On Monday morning, I received a call from a care giver that one of my clients, who has dementia, became more confused, agitated and even violent.  It was frightening for the aide who has been a main source of support for Mrs. B for months. When I was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=545&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heat Stress in the Elderly</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2010/07/13/heat-stress-in-the-elderly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peggy Brodowski, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With temperatures in the high 90s and above over the past few days, your friends at Distinctive Care, Geriatric Care Management in Ridgewood, N.J. urge seniors to take steps to avoid heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Elderly people are more prone to heat stress than younger people for several reasons: Elderly people do not adjust as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=527&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Week in the Life of a Geriatric Care Manager</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2010/07/09/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-geriatric-care-manager-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Clark, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As this busy week comes to an end, I am hopeful the heat wave will end with it! After much research on Assisted Living Facilities, I just learned today that the one we chose for Mrs. C. denied her admission.  Pretty tough news for the family who lives 3,000 miles away. As Mrs. C&#8217;s Geriatric Care Manager, I have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=532&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free Community Presentations</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2010/07/08/free-community-presentations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We do a lot of free community presentations at Distinctive Care Geriatric Care Management. Although our office is in Ridgewood, NJ, we are happy to go to locations in Bergen, Passaic and Rockland Counties to present such informative topics as Coping Strategies for Healthy Aging, Women’s Heart Health, Assisted Living or Nursing Home, Early Signs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=523&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens When Mom is no Longer Safe to Drive?</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2010/07/06/what-happens-when-mom-is-no-longer-safe-to-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Heftler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Distinctive Care Geriatric Care Management received a call last week from an adult daughter who had been in to see me during the summer.  When I first met her she was gathering information about services that would be available for her mother in the future as she had noticed some decline in her mother&#8217;s cognitive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=477&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A week in the life of a Geriatric Care Manager in Bergen County, NJ</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2010/06/24/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-geriatric-care-manager-in-bergen-county-nj/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Clark, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the start of summer, it has been great to know that many of my clients are able to to enjoy the warm weather. Walking with their caregivers or just sitting outside for a little while does wonders! Mr. and Mrs. J enjoyed showing me all the beautiful flowers in their backyard. Even with advanced [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=512&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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