Gratitude is No Small Thing
Did you know you can buy calendars or visit websites that list all the weird, wacky, and outrageous holidays for each day of the year? It’s true. The title of both the physical and virtual calendars is Every Day is...
Aging Parents
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...
Let’s Get Practical About Aging in Place
If you are over the age of fifty-five, you have undoubtedly started thinking about the future, aka retirement, more intently and purposefully than you have in the past. Plus, when you look at the booming housing market (at least it’s...
What it Takes to Age in Place
Aging in place is the term used to describe the process and result of making any necessary adjustments and alternations to your current living space, so that you can remain living there safely and securely even when mobility and healthcare...
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....