Thank a Nurse Because They Deserve It!
Thank a Nurse Because They Deserve It! May is NURSE APPRECIATION MONTH. For some of you, that means the man or woman who comes to your house once or twice a week, or possibly every day of the week, should...
Aging-in-Place
May is Older Americans Month
May is Older Americans Month Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month (OAM). In 2022, ACL is focusing on aging in place – how older adults can plan to stay in...
Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month May is arthritis awareness month. We know what arthritis is, though, don’t we? We are also painfully aware of what it can do to a body (pun intended). But you may or may not be aware of...
Happy Mother’s Day!!
Happy Mother’s Day!! May is the month for many things, but the most important of all, is the day we celebrate our moms—Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day became an official holiday on the calendar back in 1908. It actually started, however,...
Parkinson’s Disease…What You Need to Know
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, so for the next several paragraphs, that is what I am going to do. I am going to do my best to make you more aware of Parkinson’s Disease: what it is, the various...
Earth Day and You
The ‘official’ description of Earth Day is a day set aside to demonstrate and declare your support for environmental protection and preservation. April 22nd is the day set aside each year for this purpose, but just like Mother’s Day isn’t...
Simple Ways to Keep Moving More
“Get a move one”—that was the way my dad usually told me it was time to leave or that he needed me to move a little quicker. It wasn’t a reprimand, and he wasn’t being harsh or unkind. It was...
How Living in the Moment Can Prepare You for the Future
So often when we think about people aging in place, we envision people in their seventies, eighties, and even nineties. But aging in place is a lot like NOW AND LATER candy. You need to be doing things NOW, as...
Do You Want to Age in Place
Approximately thirty percent of the population of the United States is over the age of fifty-five. And over half of that number (16.5%) is over the age of sixty-five. Why does this matter? It matters, because on any given day,...
Bathroom Routines for Seniors
Approximately 36 million seniors falls are reported every year; but less than half tell their doctor. Twenty to thirty percent of these accidents results in a serious injury. That’s over 10 million people; resulting in more than 32,000 of whom...