Each year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, a global day dedicated to recognizing the achievements of women and continuing the push for equality, opportunity, and respect.…
Many of us will be making the trek home to visit family for the holidays. These holiday excursions represent important opportunities to see how the elders in our families are…
The things we worry about, and the secrets we keep, evolve as we move through life’s many stages. We might like to think that by the time we’ve raised our…
Americans tend to live in silos sorted by age. Young people spend most of their time with other young people or interacting with them on social media, and seniors, similarly, live…
Falling and its many consequences are hardly new to the senior age group. There are a host of reasons seniors fall, some of which can be mitigated, and there are…
Happy Hour at an assisted living community tends to be lively, well-attended and a very welcome diversion from the day-to-day routine. In a building filled with adults who have less…
Nancy calls about once each year. She struggles to care for herself and her adult disabled son. John is 6’2 and weighs 220 pounds. Nancy is about 5’2” and in…
As Baby Boomers retire at a rate of 10,000 people per day and the proportion of seniors in the American populace grows at an incredible rate, there is concern that…
Think of advanced age as a foreign country. If we’re lucky, we will all eventually live there. Many of our clients and loved ones have moved there and had remarkably…
People are living quite a bit longer than they used to, and both scientists and laypeople have taken an interest in identifying the key factors driving this trend. Above and…
What can you do when seniors refuse to accept the care they need? These tips empower you to understand their fears and help them take action to avoid resistance. Your…