Caregiving and Hospice, July 31 - August 6, 2011

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

• State official tells seniors how to avoid scams, http://ow.ly/5WSij via @VillageMemorial

• Let It Be: Accepting Imperfection in Caregiving, http://ow.ly/5W3F1 via @VillageMemorial

• Are Americans abandoning their parents? http://t.co/uo94t8F via @ShelleyWebbRN @susanavello 

• When an aging parent moves back in: tips for a smooth transition, http://wapo.st/qpQR7U via @Hospicecny

• "Back to School" video on need for palliative care education, http://bit.ly/r253bf via @palliativbarn

• End-of-life care documentary now airing on PBS stations. DVD available, http://ow.ly/5Wkq8 via @RedefineHospice

• How Palliative Care Helps Patients, http://ow.ly/5WuqT via @VillageMemorial 

• Leaving a legacy of meaning, http://ow.ly/5Wzoq via @HospiceCareCntr

• The 7 Deadly Emotions of Caregiving | Caring.com, http://bit.ly/q7lD5F

• Caregiving takes a toll on personal finances, too, and it's OK to say so, tinyurl.com/3z9mzpm via @CaringWise

• 8 Tips to Combat Caregiver Burnout, http://ow.ly/5UOQC via @villagememorial @ctffox

• Visiting hospice patients: 5 tips for a good visit, http://t.co/5dmrHIg by @AliveHospice via @hospicepharmacy

• 10 Ways to Create a Better Day, http://wp.me/pvotz-AG by @ShelleyWebbRN 

• NPR Listeners' End Of Life Lessons, http://ow.ly/5UxTy via @ctffox @villagememorial

• Advice seekers reveal startling new attitude about death, http://bit.ly/pJnUkS via @ctffox @doclake

• Ethics Of Hospice Care: Transparency is the best policy, http://huff.to/owRPfV via @hospicepharmacy

• Palliative consults help patients, families strike balance at end of life, http://bit.ly/p9d44G via @hospicepharmacy 

• New, free resource to help you find a quality hospice. Download worksheet here, http://bit.ly/qJNavC via @NHPCO_news

• How Caring for Parents Differs from Caring for Children, http://ow.ly/5R6Mk via @VillageMemorial @ctffox 

• Hospice nurse feels fortunate, enriched in helping people, http://ow.ly/5Rzmn 

• Angry emotions in caregiving, http://ow.ly/5SykZ Thanks to @ctffox for this, via @IOASFBAY 

• Long-distance caregiving, http://t.co/N3paWG3 via @SageMinder 

• 35 Questions to Ask When Searching for Residential Care, http://wp.me/pvotz-AA by @ShelleyWebbRN

• Beautiful! Embracing different cultures in the service of the dying, http://bit.ly/nAlczI

• Question for aging parents: To keep driving or not? http://tinyurl.com/3bvwsk8 via @ctffox @daccarte