Home Sweet Home Security
With all the reports of porch pirating and mailbox mayhem going on these days, the idea of having home security measures in place is looking better all the time. Or at the very least, wiser. On top of that, when...
Aging-in-Place
Snowstorms and Senior Safety
As I am writing this I am in sunny, southern California enjoying time with some of the kids and grandkids. But back home it is a different story. Nearly a foot of snow, sub-zero temperatures without the windchill factored in,...
Space Heater Fire Safety
A space heater has been implicated in the recent fire tragedy and loss of life in the Bronx. It highlights the important fire safety message conveyed in the Senior Home Safety Specialist certification training. Space heaters, especially those without automatic...
Tips to Care for Aging Skin
If you’re getting older, you may notice that you’re bruising more easily, that bruises and cuts don’t heal as quickly as they used to, and that your skin seems thinner overall. There’s a reason for this. The reason is that...
The Significance of Socialization
As a species, humans are so eager to communicate with one another that, for thousands of years, we’ve been inventing and improving upon ever more ways to do it, from cuneiform and clay tablets, to parchment, pen and paper, to...
The Cost of Staying Healthy
According to a report put out by Georgetown University (Prescription Drugs | Health Policy Institute | Georgetown University) seventy-five percent of people in the fifty to sixty-four year-old age range and ninety-one percent of people over the age of eighty...
Seniors Caring for Seniors
Americans provide 37 billion hours* of informal (unpaid) care each year for spouses, parents, siblings, and even sometimes friends with chronic health conditions that prevent them from performing the usual activities of daily living (ADLs) without assistance, endangering their independence....
Financial Exploitation. Elder Beware!
Whenever I see or hear about a scam directed toward the elderly, my first thought is, “Get a life, people!” Don’t these thugs have anything better to do than steal from the elderly? And just how would they feel if...
Glaucoma Basics
Did you know that the term “glaucoma” doesn’t refer to a single disease? The fact is that glaucoma describes a group of eye conditions that cause progressive damage to your optic nerve—a bundle of nerve fibers that transmits sensory data...
Nutrition for Heart and Brain Health
Many people ask if “brain foods” alone can prevent, and even cure, Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. The answer to that is currently “no.” However, multiple studies show that certain foods have significant benefits when it comes to...