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Senior Caregiver: Choose Your Battles

Caring for Elderly Senior Citizens: Choose Your Battles
We have been caring for my 84 year-old mother-in-law in our home after she broke her back. My husband and I have learned some good lessons about performing custodial care for an elderly person or senior citizen.
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