Caregiving and Hospice, June 19 - June 25, 2011

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

• Making pets a part of your caregiving routine, http://tinyurl.com/69nauvk via @caracappa 

• Online Seminar: Talking with Older Drivers about Safety, http://aarp.us/wntt5 via @AARPdsp

• 13 Secrets that Make Caregiving Easier, http://bit.ly/kF9JVO via @wellwritwitch

• 50-50 Rule: How adult siblings can help aging parents, http://bit.ly/iSQh6I via @wellwritwitch 

• Minnesota program helps patients discuss end-of-life planning, http://bit.ly/ltLc4p via @hospicepharmacy 

• June's hot topics in hospice care, http://ow.ly/5oZ28 by @CareAnyware: Marketing, pets, Medicare funding, more

• Hospice doctor aids patients in time they have left http://bit.ly/iKwn8n via @NHPCO_news

• About online support for caregiving, http://owl.li/5oTI8 via @AgingWisely

• What is hospice care? http://bit.ly/mDfy8m < Great answer via @DebbieWWGN @talkabouthealth @jessiegruman

• "Adjusting to Life after Caregiving: My Story," http://t.co/fWPPIS3 by Michelle of @seniors4living via @caregiving

• LGBT community must have end-of-life protections, http://ow.ly/5mZ8B via @Freshwidow @CompAndChoices

• Lessons from the Hospital Bed, bit.ly/NEPHLessons by @NEPetHospice via @georgiaslegacy

• Important caregiving tips for managing medication administration, http://bit.ly/iPoTSU by @ShelleyWebbRN

• Reminder: in caregiving, it's OK to laugh, http://ow.ly/5kUp3 ; some funny tales too http://ow.ly/5kUqN RT @ShelleyWebbRN

• Tips For Bringing A Loved One Home From The Hospital, http://ow.ly/5lwL4 via @CaringWise @VillageMemorial

• Virtual Tour: How It Feels to Have Dementia, http://bit.ly/jMYD78 via @cmssdementia @VillageMemorial @SrCareCorner 

• Silent Victims: Caregivers also need support, http://bit.ly/jXkNis via @connectdforlife @forcaregivers

• 10 government programs you can access for seniors, elders, http://ow.ly/5atvS via @connectdforlife

• Pets can bring out the inner child in an elder, http://twitpic.com/5ekdb0 via @MiraclesGoddess

• Hospice offers more than pain management, http://bit.ly/kSFIau via @Hospicecny

• Hospice care gave my family the chance to say goodbye to our Dad, http://bit.ly/mIeqdj @hospicepharmacy via @ctffox

• Important information! How are hospice services paid for? http://bit.ly/l7OT9B @hrrv via @petpeaceofmind

• Please Take Perfectionism Out of Caregiving, http://bit.ly/lOpTUu (Book recommended by @ShelleyWebbRN)

• Palliative care eases patient and family suffering, http://t.co/dY49Ap8 via @ctsinclair @DianeEMeier @kevinmd

• Living with a terminal illness and hospice care http://bit.ly/mUE7vg in @ObsMagazine via @HelptheHospices @guardian