Mastodawn

In conversations with two dentist's offices' front desks this morning, I realized that some people who graduated from the US educational system have no clue how milligrams convert to grams. (A dose of 2g when the pills come in 500mg strength really threw them.) One didn't even have a way to phrase her question of how milligrams convert to grams. I guess if I had said 2000 milligrams instead of 2 grams, it might not have thrown them as badly. On the one hand, I despair of U.S. education. Didn't people learn about millimeters vs. meters like I did in a U.S. elementary school in the 70's? But on the other hand, I think there's something interesting here about math cognition. Maybe the more people work with medications, the more "milligrams" becomes just a high-frequency word, not related to the word "gram" at all. #eldercare #math #linguistics

Jonathan Kamens 86 47 6d ago

Fun and games with #elderCare by the #sandwichGeneration…
Uncle missed a specialist medical appointment yesterday because the medical transport van scheduled to drive him to the appointment arrived an hour late, and by the time he got to the doctor's office, the doctor was gone.
Today I called to reschedule the appointment.
#healthcare (1/4)

Strypey Apr 26

I have an elderly uncle who lived on a farm and never got into using the net, and the most advanced tech uncle knows how to use is a prepay dumbphone.

My uncle has a storage locker with a local business that's just been bought out by a multinational. Who are replacing the existing cardkey entry with "smart entry" system requiring an app, which requires customers to own and know how to use either an iThing or an Android/Linux device;

https://noke.app/

FTS.

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#PolicyNZ #ElderCare

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Natasha Warner Apr 26

Spent part of the day trying to persuade my stepfather that he doesn't need to move every bit of detritus from his whole life to his room at the assisted living. It's hard enough getting rid of my mother's stuff (she died 6 years ago), it's harder trying to persuade a living elderly parent that he doesn't need to keep his 6th grade history report or all his non-working computers he used to play fun games on. I can imagine that for him it feels like his life won't have been meaningful if the mementos get disposed of. He's had his giant jar of pennies over at the assisted living for 4 months and hasn't tried sorting them even once. He's not going to actually do these things, but he can't admit that. In the meantime things at work feel very, very negative for the future, and the world is burning as is usual lately, with very direct impacts on some people I care about. I'm feeling pretty hopeless. Anybody got any tips for separating an elderly person from stuff? #eldercare

Siva Prasad Bose Apr 23

Most older Indians don't know they can take their own children to a tribunal for neglect.
Most families don't know maintaining their parents is a legal obligation, not a choice.
The Maintenance Act 2007 exists. Very few people know what's in it.

https://medium.com/@sivaprasadbose/senior-citizen-abuse-in-india-what-the-law-actually-says-c6070bad023a

#SeniorCitizens #ElderAbuse #IndianLaw #KnowYourRights #MaintenanceAct #ElderCare #SeniorCitizenRights #FamilyLawIndia #LegalAwareness #IndiaLaw #SocialJustice #OlderAdults #LegalRights #ParentsRights #IndiaAgeing

jflannigan360 Apr 21

Managing chronic conditions in seniors takes daily attention, clear routines, and a strong support system. Practical advice for better days.
Read here: https://www.onecaregiversjourney.com/understanding-managing-chronic-conditions-seniors/

#SeniorHealth #ChronicIllness #Caregiving #ElderCare #HealthManagement #FamilyCaregiver

Rix Luz Apr 21

Building a consistent caregiving routine can turn overwhelming days into moments of calm and connection. When care becomes structured and predictable, it helps reduce stress, improve well-being, and create a more peaceful experience for both caregiver and loved one. Small daily habits can make a meaningful difference in the quality of care and emotional balance at home.

#Caregiving #CareSupport #ElderCare #HomeCare #CareRoutine #CaregiverLife

In Their Own League Apr 21

CPFF 2026 Review: Thank You for Banking with Us

Year: 2024

Runtime: 92 minutes

Writer/Director: Laila Abbas

Actors: Yasime Al Massri, Clara Khoury, Kamel El Basha, Adam Khattar, Salwa Nakkara

By Guest Reviewer Alexei Holloway

“Thank You For Banking With Us” (2024) is a funny and moving look at sisterhood and challenging the patriarchy.

Noura (Yasime Al Massri) and Maryam (Clara Khoury) are estranged sisters with less than perfect lives. Noura is a beauty clinician who cares for their ailing father while Maryam is stuck in a loveless marriage with children she no longer feels connected to. When their father dies, the two work together to take their father’s money out of the bank before their absent and judgmental brother who lives in America comes along and takes the money and half the house (per Sharia law).

What follows is a funny pseudo-heist as the sisters bounce off of obstacle after obstacle trying to navigate a deeply patriarchal society and arguing with each other. While looking for help from every man they know, they are constantly shut down, told they are sinners and ungrateful daughters, and have no right to ask for that money. Yet, their brother never bothered to care for their father or check in on his sisters. It was Noura and Maryam who cared for their father, feeding him, cleaning up after him, checking in on him. Why should their brother get both the money and half the house when he did nothing? Why do male relatives, husbands, and lovers have the right to tell these women no when they’ve done nothing to help Noura and Maryam survive?

Clara Khoury and Yasmine Al Massri are a powerful and hilarious duo. When they are not cursing and arguing with the unhelpful men in their lives, they are arguing with each other, pulling up old wounds and half-remembered fights from their past like real siblings. Yet, when they see how the other lives and are betrayed by the men they are supposed to be able to rely on, they realize all they have ever had is each other. That will never stop them from fighting, but it helps bring them closer together and, with a little help from Maryam’s youngest son Ali (Adam Khattar) enables them to finally work together to get the money they deserve and to properly lay their father to rest. By the end, one hopes that their newly rekindled friendship can also prevent Maryam’s sons from turning into the very men who did nothing to help the women retrieve their rightful inheritance.