How To Talk To Your Elderly Parents About Moving Into a Nursing Home
While the majority of older Americans are attracted to the idea of aging at home, according to the Department of Health and Human Services 70% of adults aged 65 and over will need some form [...]
Experimental Alzheimer’s Vaccine Test Cuts Dementia Cases
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas said a new experimental Alzheimer's disease vaccine showed promising results during recent testing in mice and are hopeful the vaccine will make it to [...]
What To Look For In An Assisted Living Facility
Searching for an assisted living facility for your loved one can be a very stressful process but there are things you can look for that will help make your decision easier. We hope these tips [...]
Fun Holiday Crafts For Seniors
If you thought arts and crafts activities were just for children, think again. Crafting is a hobby that people of all ages can enjoy, especially senior citizens. Besides providing an activity to keep busy, there [...]
Dementia Care: Tips for Communicating with a Person with Dementia
We aren’t born knowing how to communicate with a person with dementia—but we can learn. Improving your communication skills will help make caregiving less stressful and will likely improve the quality of your relationship with [...]
Is It Time To Consider A Nursing Home?
The decision to move an aging loved one into a nursing home may be one of the most difficult you will ever make. In fact, it is common for adult children to promise themselves they [...]
10 Common Senior Health Issues
Getting older can seem daunting—graying hair, wrinkles, forgetting where you parked the car. All jokes aside, aging can bring about unique health issues. With seniors accounting for 12 percent of the world’s population–and rapidly increasing [...]
Put The Brakes On Aging With Expert Advice
Time marches forward and will never work in reverse for anyone. Like it or not, aging is a natural part of living and something that we all must get used to if we're to be [...]
Choosing A Nursing Home (Part 1)
People go to nursing homes for different reasons, including if they’re sick, hurt, had surgery and need to get better, or have chronic care needs or disabilities that require on going nursing care. This guide [...]
Working In A Nursing Home: A Guide
By 2050, the U.S. 65+ population will double from what it was in 2012 to a staggering 83.7 million. And while many families would like to care for their aging relatives, they’re not always able to do [...]
Slowing Down The Aging Process
One method for handling age gracefully is to quit obsessing about data and measurements. We can drive ourselves crazy constantly thinking about how much we weigh, how much smaller we are getting or how old [...]
What To Look For In a Short-Term Rehabilitation Facility
If you or a loved one have just scheduled or completed surgery, your doctor may ask about your plans for short-term rehabilitation care. As you face the road to recovery, rest assured that you do [...]