Caregiver Stress Check Quiz

If you are a caregiver for a person with Alzheimer’s or any other debilitating disease, take a look at the National Alzheimer’s Association’s Caregiver Stress Check.  It’s very well done.  Based on the issues you check off (ex., you feel like you are doing everything yourself with no backup, you think that your...
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Newton Health Care Center

On a beautiful December Wednesday, I drove to Newton to tour the Newton Health Care Center.  The owner, Healthbridge, also has the Weymouth Health Care Center on the South Shore.  From the outside, it looks like an old-fashioned, brick nondescript nursing home, but inside, there is a lot going on.  They offer...
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Asperger’s Association of New England

Have you checked out the Asperger’s Association of New England?  What a busy place.  They provide services and support to teens, adults, family members, and educators and professionals.   Are you a teen looking for a social network?  Are you a parent seeking workshops on parenting and advocating in the schools?  Are you looking...
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