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The body gives us clues when the dying process begins. Learning to recognize changes in eating, sleeping, and socialization can help you understand what is happening and know when it's...

Eating less. Sleeping more. Turning inward. What if this is the quiet work of old age?

It is hard for caregivers to know how to care for a person with dementia. The behaviors are so varied that there is no single correct way to handle a...

Dying patterns are centered around food, sleep and socialization. Assess those three areas and you can track the dying process.

With old age and no active debilitating disease process, all the signs of approaching death (less eating, more sleeping and gradual decline in social interests) occur, BUT they occur over...