For many seniors, retirement is filled with hours spent on hobbies, travel to other countries and more time to spend with friends and relatives. Days that were once spent at work can now be planned out to include all...
Staying safe in your home is very important. It is easy to become complacent in an environment that you are used to and familiar with, but the reality is around one in three adults over 65 who live at...
You may still be active and enjoying many of the things you loved in your younger years. However, as we get older, relationships and intimacy can become a challenge. After all, your body isn’t quite functioning as it did...
I don’t know if you are aware of this, but preventing falls is extremely important when it comes to seniors (ages 55+)! 1 in 5 people who fall and break their hip, are not likely to recover from that serious injury. Since we know that...
When we were away on a holiday I realized that many of my clothes were quite worn and I needed to be “gone thru” when I got home. This sounds very simple but for me and many other people...
Research suggests that after the age of 70 our financial decision making abilities can decline rapidly. Year round, especially during tax season with people posing as government and credit company representatives, we are hearing about more scams and new...
When a parent or grandparent is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, it’s normal for us to wonder if this is a hereditary disease. Many of us have Alzheimer’s in our family backgrounds and are concerned for our own future health....
You know what it’s like to travel from place to place in your own city or community. The traffic is busy, driving can be dangerous and at times, pedestrians are at risk just crossing the street. If it’s this...
Don’t wait too long to plan future care for a parent or loved one. Many of us wait until there is a medical emergency before putting steps into place that will ensure our parent is well taken care of....
Here are some signs that you may be getting older:
1. You're starting to lose (or have lost already) body parts (teeth, hair, young skin, hearing, brain cells etc.) Time for bionics?? Starting to wonder what's involved in becoming a...
