Try: If the cr is annoyed by friends or family members that stop by encourage the visitors to limit their visit or take a short break when the cr shows signs of annoyance help him or her transition to a favorite activity until the feeling has passed

Materials: Cr’s favorite activities including crossword puzzles word games books to read movies etc

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Personal

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Keywords: Annoy annoying agitate irritate distress disturb trouble worry

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Try: Avoid caffeine alcohol and spicy foods dress lightly and in layers eat soy foods get adequate calcium and vitamin d in food and or supplements get plenty of exercise perform kegel exercises daily to strengthen the muscles of your vagina and pelvis practice slow deep breathing whenever a hot flash starts to come on try taking six breaths per minute remain sexually active try relaxation techniques such as yoga tai chi or meditation use water-based lubricants during sexual intercourse

Materials: Foods with calcium and vitamin d calcium and vitamin d supplements water-based vaginal lubricants

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Sexuality Intimacy, Female

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References: Adapted from belinda rowland and teresa g odle 2005 menopause available at

Keywords: Menopause hot flashes going through the change sleeplessness mood swings irritable depression anxiety

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Try: Learn about making faux stained glass windows by doing a word search on the internet for faux stained glass copy or download some patterns on the internet or draw some go to google search page www google com click images then search for faux stained glass hundreds of pictures are there to look at or print out have a local hardware store cut glass to the exact size needed buy supplies hang the finished creation on the front porch or in a well lit room to check for gaps or other flaws be very careful with the glass the edges can be sharp use masking tape on the edges or frame it first but it is a bit harder to create a scene if the edges are framed

Materials: Internet computer printer paper and pencil stained glass supplies masking tape

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Social

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References: Adapted from hobbies section of seniorark com

Keywords: Leisure amusement bored hobbies

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Buy 5 canvases 16 x 20 is a good size some acrylic paints a set of painting brushes and a pencil draw or copy something on the canvas with your pencil and paint it

Materials: Canvases 16 x 20 is a good size acrylic paints set of painting brushes pencil

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Social

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from hobbies section of seniorark com

Keywords: Leisure amusement bored painting hobbies

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Consult a good how-to book if the cr is not already comfortable with using a computer become so take a course in genealogy through a local adult education program a local library or online write down everything the cr knows about him herself and their family and enter this

Materials: Family history how-to book internet paper pen genealogy software program

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Personal, Social

Information: Into a genealogy software program such as family tree maker 2006 connect with other genealogists by joining a local genealogy society an ethnic genealogy society if relevant or a national genealogy society join a family association, search for phrases like willard family association from an internet search engine to see if a family association for the cr’s surname exists information

References: Adapted from terry and jim willard 2006 beginner’s questions answered ancestry magazine january february

Keywords: Leisure amusement bored family history hobbies

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Avoid uncomfortable driving situations the cr may want to drive only during daylight hours if he or she has trouble seeing well in reduced light if fast-moving traffic bothers the cr consider staying off freeways highways and find street routes instead the cr may also want to avoid driving in bad weather rain thunderstorms snow hail ice if the cr is going to drive to an unfamiliar place it is a good idea to plan the route before leaving so that the cr feels more confident and can avoid getting lost online services such as mapquest google maps and yahoo maps can be very helpful find out what places the cr goes to on a regular basis for example the grocery store drug store doctor doctor’s office bank hair salon church and so on spend some time driving around with the cr so that the route can be memorized this could provide a comfort zone for the cr cr’s driving build confidence and relieve some of the anxiety

Materials: Computer with an internet connection pen and paper

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance

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References: Adapted from the website www helpguide com senior driving safety tips warning signs and knowing when to stop 2009 by monika white doug russell joanna saisan and gina kemp

Keywords: Driving driving safety stressed while driving anxiety while driving

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Try: Ask cr’s church if they can make an audio recording of the church sermon each week and mail it free to the cr many churches offer shuttle service to from church call to find out which do near the cr

Materials: Audio tape player computer with an internet connection

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Spiritual, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision

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References: Adapted from tonia boterf 2011 35 adaptations and accommodations for aging parents ezinearticles com

Keywords: n/a

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Try: Call different salons and ask if someone would be willing to come to the cr’s home check local senior center s to see how they do this

Materials: n/a

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Social, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision

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References: Adapted from tonia boterf 2011 35 adaptations and accommodations for aging parents ezinearticles com

Keywords: n/a

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Use quality stainless steel non-stick pots and pans because they are easier to clean

Materials: Quality stainless steel non-stick pots pans

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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References: Adapted from tonia boterf 2011 35 adaptations and accommodations for aging parents ezinearticles com

Keywords: n/a

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Have a local restaurant deliver a nice meal twice a week and you pay bill helps the cr a lot

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Social

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References: Adapted from tonia boterf 2011 35 adaptations and accommodations for aging parents ezinearticles com

Keywords: n/a

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed