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Advancements in technology have given more seniors the opportunity to remain independent in a safe environment. These include medical supplies for seniors and elderly products that help individuals manage the symptoms of illness, medical equipment that helps individuals maintain mobility, or electronic gadgets that simply make daily tasks more convenient. Search the SourceBook Directory for medical supplies and elderly products in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Delaware.

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Title: How To Receive Email Without a Computer

By: By Gabriel Goldberg

Preview: If you feel left behind by today's technology, don't despair. It changes so fast that only the geekiest -- often the youngest -- can ride the wave. A recent survey rated people's habits, attitudes, and use of technology to place them in ten categories ranging from "Off the Network" (having neithe...

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Title: Staying Busy, Keeping Routine

Preview: Most mornings, Dr. William Simmons is out the door at his residence at the Hebrew Home by 10 o'clock in the morning and may not reappear until 7:30 at night. This routine is unusual for a Hebrew Home resident, but then again Dr. Simmons is an unusual gentleman who continues to share his talents, ...

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Title: Products to Keep You Active

Preview: Whether you are a senior seeking products that will improve your mobility and your lifestyle or a family caregiver looking for better supplies to care for your loved one, there are a variety of medical supplies and equipment providers available to help. Impressive advancements in medical equipme...

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Title: Maintaining Independence with Personal Emergency Response

Preview: Elenor has always been fiercely independent. Her retirement living decisions continue to reflect her independence. At 85 years old, Elenor lives in her own home. Despite the health problems she is faced with because of congestive heart failure, lymphoma in remission, and diabetes, she is adama...

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Title: Comfort in Knowing Safe Return Can Help

Preview: How would you feel to wake up in the middle of the night and find your loved one missing? You don't know where he is, and you cannot find him. Finally, you call the police, family members, The Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program, and friends to help search for him and pray that he wil...

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Title: Exactly Where She Wants to Be

Preview: Back in her home of 33 years, that is were Eleanor Gicking wanted to be. She has been living in the same house near Mt. Vernon since 1971 when she and her husband moved to the D.C. area. He worked with defense systems at Ft. Belvoir, and the couple raised three children. Following femur and hip...

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Title: Superman's Mom Helps Launch Living Proof for Senior Citizens

By: Living Proof Staff

Preview: Barbara Johnson of Princeton is delighting in the active life she was denied in her youth. At 72, she is a competitive rower with an impressive list of awards for sculling and sweep-oar rowing in eights, fours, and singles. The pride of her medal collections is a first place in the prestigious ...

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Title: Still Helping Our Troops

Preview: Dorothy Gatta was only 16 years old when she began to assert herself as an independent, self-assured woman. It was at this tender age that she left home and moved to New York to dance for the Rocket's at the Roxy Theater. After living at the local YMCA for a year, she returned home to finish he...

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Title: How To Feel Safe at Home with Personal Response Systems

By: Guide to Retirement Living Staff

Preview: A personal response system (PRS), sometimes called a PERS (personal emergency response system) answers the need of many older Americans for both security and independence. Many organizations, including the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), encourage their use, but for the consumer c...