Try: Under no circumstances should cr be left alone following a natural disaster do not count on cr to stay in one place while care giver cr goes to get help provide plenty of reassurance

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, Hearing, So-So Hearing, Poor Hearing, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: Swimming is an excellent aerobic activity that keeps weight off of arthritic joints allowing the cr to keep in shape without the pain of traditional exercise

References: home safety for people with alzheimer alzheimer’s disease by u s department of health and human services 2010 available at

Keywords: Natural disaster hurricane storm snow blizzard tornado emergency weather

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