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		<title>The Hidden Disability</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Varisco, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hearing loss is a sudden or gradual decrease in how well you can hear. If you have hearing loss you may not be aware of it. It has been called the hidden disability. An individual with hearing loss will ask others to speak up, repeat what they say, or speak more slowly. Family and friends [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1564&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shingles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Varisco, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It can start out with burning or shooting pain, tingling, or itching on one side of the body or face. The pain can be mild or severe. Blisters then form and can last one to 14 days. It&#8217;s shingles, a disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Once one has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1550&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oral Care for the Elderly</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Varisco, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dental disease can lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, oral cancer and respiratory problems. The elderly are more susceptible to oral disease, and this can lead to further medical complications and complaints. Oral disease is closely linked to overall health. Current research states providing the elderly with proper dental care can help avoid illness and discomfort. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1529&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Melatonin Nightmares?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Jordan, Office Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melatonin has received a lot of press coverage in the last few years, as a supplement which may help improve sleep. It is a natural hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, which regulates other hormones and maintains the body’s circadian rhythm, or “body clock.” Several of our clients use melatonin supplements (with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1463&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Weight in the Geriatric Patient</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Shein, GCM</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Geriatric Care Manager who is a registered nurse and holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in nutrition, I can offer a lot to my individual clients.  I try to use preventative medicine through the use of food.  I have always felt that a person&#8217;s weight can determine the effects on their health. Being overweight can lead to diabetes, heart disease, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1375&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dementia and the Hospitalized Patient</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2011/10/10/dementia-and-the-hospitalized-patient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sophia Heftler of Distinctive Care Geriatric Care Management will present a 2.0 CEU course for nurses, social workers, Certified Assisted Living Administrators and Licensed Nursing Home Administrators on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 9:00 – 11:00AM at Bergen Regional Medical Center, 230 East Ridgewood A venue, Paramus, NJ. A Continental breakfast and networking will start [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1322&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Open Enrollment Begins October 1</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2011/09/29/open-enrollment-begins-october-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Jordan, Office Manager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the summer, I received a call from the daughter of one of our clients. She wanted to get a jump on reviewing her mother’s Medicare coverage, as she knew that open enrollment (the annual period in which changes in coverage can be made) would be coming up soon. In fact, this window of opportunity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1281&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Course</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2011/09/26/alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-and-dementia-care-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a new diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease being made every 70 seconds in this country, it is important that our healthcare community know as much as they can about working with older adults who have this disease and other forms of dementia. With that in mind, Sophia Heftler, founder of Distinctive Care, decided to become [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1262&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unique Services for Older Adults</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2011/08/01/unique-services-for-older-adults/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When someone wants to know more about we do at Distinctive Care Geriatric Care Management, I am the person that gets the first call. I am happy to review what we do and how we do it, and am so glad when our services match a family&#8217;s needs. As the Director of Community Relations, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1202&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What a Good Read!</title>
		<link>http://pgcmblog.com/2011/07/25/what-a-good-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat Linard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a good book recently, Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer’s by Lauren Kessler. The author is a journalist who feels that she failed in the role of caregiver for her mother who had Alzheimer’s. So when her mother passed away, she decided to give it another try, but in a different way. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pgcmblog.com&amp;blog=5831023&amp;post=1154&amp;subd=pgcmblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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