Age Safe® at Home in Massachusetts
You don’t need to be a Red Sox fan to understand the value of being “safe at home.” One of the criteria of an older adult’s residence qualifying as “Home Sweet Home” is that it has to be a safe...
Congress Passes RAISE Family Caregivers Act
The RAISE Family Caregivers Act would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and sustain a national strategy to recognize and support family caregivers in the United States. This bipartisan legislation has been endorsed by over 60...
10 Reasons for Boomers to Go Nuts in 2018
For the roughly 75 million Americans who make up the baby boom generation, a healthy diet and lifestyle are the best weapons against age-related diseases. “It’s vital at any age to adopt good habits to live a strong, fit and...
Happy New Year 2018!
Age Safe® America is very grateful for all the blessings we have received this past year! We are also grateful for all the passionate individuals we are attracting to further our mission throughout the US and Canada in 2018! Here’s...
Merry Christmas! 2017
Age Safe® America wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas filled with Joy, Love, Hope and Peace.
Top Nutrition Predictions for 2018!
Several food and nutrition trends were in the spotlight this year, including the continued rise of plant-based diets, non-dairy ice creams and superfoods that are blasts from the past — legumes, apples and cabbage. It can be easy to experience...
6 Ways to Reduce Behavioral Triggers for Alzheimer’s
There are changes we can make to the home environment to reduce confusion or triggering difficult behaviors for family members with Alzheimer’s disease. 1. Check the lighting in the house to reduce glare (reflections off a shiny kitchen counter top,...
Caregiving: Taking Care of You is Rule #1
November is National Family Caregivers Month. Approximately 43.5 million caregivers have provided unpaid care to an adult or child in the last 12 months. [National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP). About 34.2 million Americans have provided unpaid care to an...