At any time, there are various predators looking to scam seniors out of their savings. Many of us have spoken with our loved ones, trying to protect them from online or telephone scams. While financial abuse is common among...
Wherever 'home' is, an End of Life Care Provider and Educator can offer comfort-care and an array of affordable services and options to a Client that are of a non-medical, holistic nature, all geared towards making this 'season' of...
So often we think of what could be done to enable seniors to remain in their homes.
When we had young children, we had limited finances for babysitting so I started a “Babysitting Bank.” There were a dozen families involved...
Even in some of the best and most expensive senior living communities, the meals are mediocre at best. High prices can far outweigh the nutritional value of the meals. Quite often meals are small, tasteless and unappetizing. Seniors who...
Have you been tested for high blood pressure? Your doctor may put a cuff on your arm as part of a routine check-up to test your blood pressure. High blood pressure (hypertension) is caused by blood pushing too hard...
As 2018 begins, many Americans, motivated to improve their physical and mental wellbeing, have already made the popular New Year’s Resolution to exercise more frequently. This commitment has an additional, lesser-known benefit; exercise is proven to preserve hearing health....
Winter has its own set of rules for fire safety. It is particularly important to go over fire safety with seniors before the beginning of the winter. Most fires seem to start during the colder season. Seniors feel the...
Job seekers who are over 60 quite often have a difficult time. Employers tend to look at them as too old to be as useful as a younger employee. They don’t realize that this age group has a lot...
There are some nursing home warning signs to watch for.
As those wanting to help and protect our aging parents and other loved ones, we need to be very careful in how we select nursing homes for them.
Here are the...
Just because we are becoming seniors, doesn’t mean we don’t want to look our best. Trying to keep ourselves young looking has nothing to do with creams, oils and makeup. It does have a lot to do with attitude...
