Special Needs

Medication Organization

by on January 14, 2009

Like As Sandwich Generation caregivers we are often required to dispense medications. Whether it’s to sick grandkids, elderly relatives, special needs patients of any age, or a combination of these patients, it can be a bit confusing at times, remembering who gets what when. I’ve found a few little memory tricks and tips to help [...]

Tagged as: dispensing medication, elderly parents, elderly relatives, grandchildren, Grandparents, ill, medication, operation, senior citizens, Special Needs

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Twitter Talk – Part 2

by on January 10, 2009

Like Yesterday I mentioned Twitter, explained it briefly, and invited y’all to join me there. Today it occurred to me to share a little more information. Specifically, why sign up for Twitter? There are actually several good reasons: 1. It’s useful and fun to find like-minded folks to share information, links, and other resources with. [...]

Tagged as: blogging, business, caregiving, charitable organizations, church, families, Grandparents, marketing, neighborhood watch, news junkies, peanut butter, real estate, salmonella, Special Needs, Twitter, youth groups

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Disaster Preparation

by on September 10, 2008

Like I’ve lived in earthquake country. I’ve lived in hurricane country. I’ve even visited in tornado country. I’ve learned that there are wonderful little booklets with all sorts of valuable information for each of these types of disasters. Problem is, I always seem to bring them home from the store, get interrupted, and promptly misplace [...]

Tagged as: babies, caregivers, children, Disabilities, earthquake, earthquakes, Eldercare, emergency alerts, English, FEMA, flood, floods, Grandparents, Homeland security, hurricane, hurricanes, long distance caregiver, Megan's Law, NOAA, pets, power outage, Red Cross, senior citizens, Spanish, Special Needs, the sandwich generation issues, thunderstorms, tornado, tornadoes

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