Studies show connection between seniors' exercise and health

12/31/10 Written byBarb BerggoetzIt's never too late to start exercising -- and to reap the benefits.Four studies published this year in Harvard University health and medicine journals reveal a strong connection between seniors -- especially women -- who exercise and their mental and physical health, according to Senior Helpers. It is a companion and personal care provider in Canada and the U.S., with ...

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A Few Precious Hours

12/17/10 By JOSHUA TAPPERFive years ago, a wintertime fall left Leenas father, then in his early 60s, a quadriplegic. Members of a tightknit Indian-American family, Leena and her brother returned to the familys Chicago-area home and for two years helped their mother care for their father.After the children returned to their own lives on the East and West Coasts, Leena worried about her 67-year-old ...

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When Your Elderly Parents Move in with You

10/14/10 Here's a tough one . . . Your Mom and/or Dad has moved in with you. At some point s/he told you s/he wants to pay you something to help defray the cost and you said no. Or maybe when the subject came up and you were uncomfortable and said "let's discuss it later".I mean. . . what do you say Your aging loved one is now living with you so s/he is not a guest. In fact, it's even worse than that ...

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Backup eldercare helps caregivers balance work and family responsibilities

09/24/10 By Lydell C. BridgefordJune 1, 2008When UPS employee Diane Davies needed help in taking care of her dad, who is in his 80s, a coworker told her to try Senior Helpers, a service provider that offers backup eldercare.Like what you see Click here to sign up for Employee Benefit News daily newsletter to get the latest news and important insight into trends in benefits management."My mom had gone...

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Separate weekend wrecks kill two

08/10/10 A Murfreesboro teenager was killed early Sunday morning in a single-car crash on an interstate exit ramp to State Route 840 in Rutherford County.

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Trio arrested for Wilson County homicide

10/14/09 The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, along with the Wilson County's Sheriff's Office, have arrested three men for the shooting death of a Wilson County man after they were indicted by a Wilson County Grand Jury yesterday.

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