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<span style="font-size: large;">We are so honored to be name US Chamber Blue Ribbon Small Business Award Winner. With this award, we are automatically eligible for the Community Excellence Award, which recognizes one business that has found notable success in the eyes of its community. We hope that you feel we have found notable success and vote for us </span><a href="https://dreambigaward.wufoo.com/forms/2015-community-excellence-award/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. The winner will be decided through online public voting between February 19 and March 4.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>WASHINGTON, D.C.</b>—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today
announced Home Instead Senior Care of Birmingham, Alabama, as a winner in its
annual <a href="https://www.uschamber.com/2015-blue-ribbon-award-winners"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">Blue Ribbon Small Business Awards</span></span></a><sup><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">®</span></sup>, a program that recognizes
companies for their success and innovation and for their contributions to
economic growth and free enterprise. Home Instead Senior Care was selected from
a record number of applicants from communities across the nation for
demonstrating exceptional business practices in areas including strategic
planning, employee development, community involvement, and customer service.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“While our economy still struggles to reach its full
potential, small businesses like our Blue Ribbon Award winners have continued
to act as examples of the resilience, ingenuity, and opportunity at work in the
free enterprise system,” U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said.
“Times can be tough, but these businesses have proven that they can be too. And
by taking risks, watching out for their employees, and giving back to their
communities, they’ve shown that success is achievable.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Chamber will announce seven regional finalists from
among this year’s Blue Ribbon Small Business Award<sup>®</sup> winners on March
18 and honor all of this year’s winners at the 11th annual </span><a href="https://www.uschamber.com/event/americas-small-business-summit-2015"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">America’s Small Business Summit</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, taking place
June 8 – 10 in Washington, D.C. During the summit, one regional finalist will
receive the DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Sam’s Club<sup>®</sup>,
and a $10,000 cash prize courtesy of the U.S. Chamber. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">All Blue Ribbon Small Business Award<sup>®</sup> winners
are also eligible for the Community Excellence Award, which recognizes one
business that has found notable success in the eyes of its community. The
winner will be decided through online public voting between February 19 and March
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Starting and growing a business can be a risky
endeavor, but these small businesses have proven that with risk, comes reward,”
Donohue continued. “Through hard work and innovation, they’re impacting their
communities, contributing to economic growth, and creating jobs. And the
Chamber is proud to recognize them for their achievements.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A complete list of this year’s Blue Ribbon Small
Business Award<sup>®</sup> winners is available </span><a href="https://www.uschamber.com/2015-blue-ribbon-award-winners"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry
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That’s a common question asked by many sons and daughters caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. The accusation scenario could just as easily be replaced with: who won’t eat her food, who refuses to shower, who hides her underwear in my purse, who curses at me, who urinates in the bedroom floor vent, or who doesn’t recognize me.</div>
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While the situation at hand may differ from day to day and from person to person, the core question remains:</div>
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<em>How do I deal?</em></div>
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An App Designed to Help You Deal</h2>
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We created the Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias Daily Companion App as a pocket guide to help get you through all the dementia care situations you likely never dreamed you’d have to face.</div>
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You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alzheimers-other-dementias/id696976537?mt=8" rel="nofollow" style="color: #770051;">download this free app now</a> so when you have a question about the best way to handle a situation, you’ll have quick, helpful tips from experts and other caregivers instantly at your fingertips.</div>
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App Overview & Features</h2>
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The Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias Daily Companion is an iOS mobile app available in the app store for download at no cost. It offers immediate advice with close to 500 searchable tips and practical solutions to help deal with behaviors and situations related to Alzheimer’s and other dementias.</div>
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<strong>Features include:</strong></div>
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<li>25 topic categories containing close to 500 searchable pieces of advice from experts and other caregivers regarding:<ul>
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<li>“Ask a Question” submission form if you can’t find the answer you’re looking for</li>
<li>Functionality to share advice from your own experience for the benefit of other caregivers</li>
<li>A built-in rating system for users to provide feedback on each tip so caregivers benefit from others’ insight and evaluation of the advice</li>
<li>24-hour caregiving assistance available via a toll-free phone number or email submission</li>
<li>Access to free Alzheimer’s and other dementias caregiver resources and training materials</li>
<li>Ability to access all of the solutions and tips without Internet connectivity</li>
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A Companion to <span class="pubtitle" style="font-style: italic;">Confidence to Care</span></h2>
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This app serves as an on-the-go companion piece to the book<span class="pubtitle" style="font-style: italic;">Confidence to Care: A Resource for Family Caregivers Providing Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementias Care at Home</span>. The book combines personal stories with the same practical tips available through the app to help you confidently deal with the most common issues associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.</div>
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A Resource for Family Caregivers Providing Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementias Care at Home</h2>
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One of our franchise network’s first reported experiences with Alzheimer’s disease involved a senior who refused to change clothes. She insisted on wearing the same gray pantsuit every day, all day.</div>
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Maybe you face similar frustrating situations as you care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. Without understanding what triggers the behaviors associated with the disease, or knowing practical techniques to help counter them, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.</div>
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But discovering simple tips, like buying a duplicate pantsuit to encourage the senior into a fresh set of clothes, can mean the difference between endless frustration and a positive care experience.</div>
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Gaining the Confidence to Care</h2>
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We created this resource to help you replace your fears and frustrations with the confidence to care.</div>
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<span class="pubtitle" style="font-style: italic;">Confidence to Care: A Resource for Family Caregivers Providing Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementias Care at Home</span> is your essential handbook to becoming more confident in your ability to understand, manage and even help alleviate dementia-related behavioral symptoms that your loved one may be prone to exhibit.</div>
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Why We Wrote the Book</h2>
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We wrote this book to help you. This book combines personal stories with practical techniques drawn from decades of caregiving experience from family caregivers, professional CAREGivers℠ within the Home Instead Senior Care® network, and internationally recognized experts.</div>
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All profits from this book will be donated to the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation and designated for dementia-related organizations and causes.</div>
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What You’ll Learn from This Book</h2>
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This book focuses on both memory and behavior symptoms that family caregivers often need help with, including their loved one’s resistance to common personal care activities. Each of these chapters offer plenty of care approaches and prevention tips, and begin with a relevant and moving real-life family caregiver story. The chapter topics include:</div>
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<li>Confusion and Memory Loss</li>
<li>Delusions</li>
<li>False Accusations and Paranoia</li>
<li>Hiding/Misplacing Things/Rummaging</li>
<li>Hostility</li>
<li>Judgment (problems with decision-making and problem-solving)</li>
<li>Medication Mismanagement</li>
<li>Mood Changes</li>
<li>Repetition</li>
<li>Sexually Inappropriate Behavior</li>
<li>Social Withdrawal</li>
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<span class="pubtitle" style="font-style: italic;">Confidence to Care</span> also highlights the importance of caring for yourself while caring for others.</div>
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The new research reveals that the majority of seniors do not experience many of the common concerns associated with aging. Younger generations can rest easy as the following myths about old age are debunked:</div>
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Your physical appearance will terrify you most</b>. A decline in physical appearance as one ages is a secondary concern to memory loss. More than 80 percent (82 percent) of American adults cite memory loss as a top fear, compared to 11 percent who cite beauty concerns.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Your bank account will run dry</b>. Although more than half (52 percent) of Americans believe money is a very serious problem for older generations, only 14 percent of people over 65 lack financial resources to support themselves.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Technology will outpace you</b>. The future model of your iPhone won’t escape the older version of you. Nearly four in ten (38 percent) of Americans perceive people over 65 can’t keep up with new technology as they age. Yet, only 15 percent of seniors cite this as a serious problem.</li>
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"Home Instead is committed to changing the face of aging. It is imperative for earlier generations – Millenials, Generation X and Baby Boomers – to distinguish myth from reality," said Roger Baumgart, CEO of Home Instead, Inc. "There needs to be a more realistic perception about aging as the older population rises from 800 million to 2 billion people over the next 30 years."</div>
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Despite these misperceptions, most U.S. adults agree that older Americans lack respect from younger generations. Almost 80 percent say seniors don’t receive enough of it. Now those are words we can grow (older) on.</div>
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Founded in 1994 in Omaha by Lori and Paul Hogan, the Home Instead Senior Care network is the world's largest provider of non-medical in-home care services for seniors, with more than 950 independently owned and operated franchises providing in excess of 45 million hours of care throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Finland, Austria, Italy, Puerto Rico and the Netherlands. Local Home Instead Senior Care franchise offices employ more than 65,000 CAREGiversSM worldwide who provide basic support services – assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), personal care, medication reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, incidental transportation and shopping – which enable seniors to live safely and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible. In addition, Home Instead CAREGivers are trained in the network’s groundbreaking Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementias CARE: Changing Aging Through Research and EducationSM Program to work with seniors who suffer from these conditions. This world class curriculum also is available free to family caregivers online or through local Home Instead Senior Care offices. At Home Instead Senior Care, it’s relationship before task, while continuing to provide superior quality service that enhances the lives of seniors everywhere.</div>
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*The survey was undertaken by Home Instead Senior Care and conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York. 1,247 adults 18 years of age and older residing in the continental United States were interviewed by telephone from September 26, 2012, through September 29, 2012. Telephone numbers were selected based upon a list of telephone exchanges from throughout the nation. The exchanges were selected to ensure that each region was represented in proportion to its population. To increase coverage, the landline sample was supplemented by respondents reached through random dialing of cell phone numbers. The two samples were then combined. Results are statistically significant within ±2.8 percentage points. The error margin increases for cross-tabulations.</div>
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One of the greatest parts of our job is getting to see a CAREGiver make a huge impression on a client! This is part of the assessment process. We get to know you and your loved one so we can do our best to get a perfect match! </div>
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<b>These cards are wonderful conversation starters.</b></div>
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<b>1) Were you named after someone particular?</b></div>
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<b>3) What was your favorite hiding place as a child?</b></div>
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<b>4) When you were a teenager, what did you and your friends do for fun?</b></div>
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My friend Kim is 34 years old. Just two years younger than me, she is dealing with what some people don't deal with until they are in their 50s or 60s. She just moved her mother into a memory care until in Hoover. </div>
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Her mother is 58 years old. </div>
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Many times over the past three years Kim and I have discussed what was going on with her mom since her Alzheimer's diagnosis three years ago. With my experience in senior care the first thing I told her to do was to meet with an eldercare attorney and get her affairs in order. Kim told me that she would do that eventually but that their plan was to have her mother stay with her aunt, sister and herself. Deep down I knew this was a bad idea, but I thought she needed consistency. But since it wasn't my mother, I kept my mouth shut but did go back and tell her that she needed to go ahead and meet with the eldercare attorney. </div>
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Two weeks ago she came to me and said that her mom had become combative all the sudden and wasn't transitioning very well from house to house. So they decided to move her into a memory care community. </div>
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Kim explained it like dropping her child off as kindergarden. It broke my heart for her but I have seen it many, many times. </div>
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I asked Kim yesterday how her mother was doing. She told me that she hasn't seen her mother so happy in awhile. Her mom was a nurse and she actually thinks she is working there! We all want what is best for our parents and it is hard to put their care in someone else's hands - but sometimes that is the best option.</div>
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Kim mentioned to me that she wished they would have kept her mother's house and have CAREGivers come in and stay with her. This is what I would have recommend first. It's important to keep someone with Alzheimer's in a consistent location - and this is where we can help.</div>
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Our CAREGivers go through extensive Alzheimer's training. We can be with your loved anywhere from 4 to 24 hours. This would have helped Kim tremendously since she has a 2 year old and a 5 year old. </div>
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When you get that diagnosis of Alzheimer's, it is time to start planning. </div>
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Let us be a part of that plan!</div>
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Call us for a non-obligatory assessment.</div>
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(205) 822-1915</div>
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More questions to help you get the conversations started!</div>
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1) What are some of the hurdles you've overcome in your life, and what did you learn from them?</div>
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2) How did you meet your husband or wife?</div>
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3) When you were in school, what did you do at recess?</div>
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4) When you were growing up, what did you dream you would do with your life?</div>
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5) What was the coolest car a person could own you were younger?</div>
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We hope you had a wonderful Easter! We are blessed to have you as a friend, client or referral source!</div>
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Are you at work, but your mind is somewhere else? </div>
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Are you trying to answer an email but your mind is going back to Easter Sunday's lunch when mom couldn't bring her dish that didn't get cooked because she forgot to turn on the oven? </div>
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Our phone rings off the hook the Monday after any Holiday. Adult children see changes in mom and/or dad that makes them uncomfortable. Dad is struggling to get around without help and mom can't remember to do things that she normal does with her eyes closed. And you know they most likely don't need to be alone all day. </div>
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WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?</div>
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This is where we come in. </div>
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We are your answer.</div>
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We. Can. Help.</div>
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Our CAREGivers are trained to help with companionship, home helper and even personal services for your loved one. We will come to the home and do an assessment of your loved ones and create a plan of care. </div>
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Please give us a call at 822.1915 and set up an assessment today!</div>
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A little happy as we kick of this spring break week!</div>
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This grandma is cute as pie!</div>
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The Home Instead Senior Care® network's 2013 Family Caregiver Support Web Seminar Series features free monthly seminars for senior care professionals on a variety of topics that can help set them apart as experts in their field.</div>
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The Home Instead Senior Care network is offering free continuing education credits (CEUs) in conjunction with the web series, which addresses senior resistance to care and features relevant issues such as sibling communication, seniors and nutrition, navigating the senior care maze, and seniors and cognitive issues. The program has been adapted for CEU accreditation in cooperation with the American Society on Aging (ASA). CEUs are available for 60 days following the live event. The CEU courses, which began in 2010, are offered compliments of the Home Instead Senior Care network so there is no cost for the CEU.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Diabetes affects millions of Americans, and this webinar will detail some of the risk factors, as well as how to prevent or delay the onset of the disease. Tips on how to manage diabetes so that you, or your loved one, can live a normal, active lifestyle and avoid complications will also be covered.<br />
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<tr><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-left-style: dotted; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-right-style: dotted; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; vertical-align: top;"><img alt="" src="http://asaging.org/sites/default/files/images/alexander-mary-100x140.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: default; height: 140px; width: 100px;" /></td><td style="border-bottom-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-left-style: dotted; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-right-style: dotted; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); border-top-style: dotted; border-top-width: 1px; vertical-align: top;"><span class="itemHeaderOrangeSmall" style="color: #df7700; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">Mary Alexander</span>, Director of Strategic Alliances with Home Instead Senior Care corporation, actively manages strategic partnerships with companies, associations and organizations whose products, services and programs help franchise owners grow their businesses. She and her team’s focus include long-term care insurance companies, hospitals, health care organizations, work/life balance opportunities and senior industry leaders. </td></tr>
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