Helping Others While You Help Yourself
There’s a good chance you are at a point in your life that you are downsizing—or at least thinking about it. If so, you most certainly will have a considerable number of things to donate and sell. The selling part is relatively easy. You either have a yard sale or an auction. When it comes […]
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 needs are an issue. Aging in place is also the overwhelming choice of seniors. According […]
Good Nutrition vs. Dieting
Among the numerous ‘holidays’ and recognitions assigned to the month of March, is the one designating March as National Nutrition Month. It’s a good fit, seeing as how March is the month when we start thinking about planting all those yummy garden vegetables, visiting the pick-your-own berry farms (or buy fresh berries they’ve picked for […]
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 you think about all the scamming and bullying seniors and everyone else is plagued with […]
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, and gusty winds that make you not even want to know what that brings the […]
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 older skin is thinner. As we age: the collagen and elastin in our skin breaks […]
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 telegraphs and telephones, to email and the Internet. Even introverts crave social contact occasionally. […]
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 fill a significant number of prescriptions each year. The cost of these prescriptions isn’t cheap, […]
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. Family caregivers step in to help their loved ones continue to age in place in […]
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 someone did that to their grandma or grandpa!?! No amount of indignation is going to […]