Senior Care

Recommended Reading for August 2018

August 5, 2018 Caregiver Corner, Senior Care Leave a comment ,

The Conscious Caregiver: A Mindful Approach to Caring for Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself By Linda Abbit Linda Abbit, is a veteran of the caregiving industry who shares her advice on how can you fulfill your role as a caregiver without losing yourself. Conscious Caregiver teaches you how to navigate caring for your loved one. […]

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Plant and Outdoor Therapy: Worth It for Seniors?

August 5, 2018 Senior Care, Senior Living Leave a comment , ,

Whether it’s tending to a plant in their room, enjoying houseplants in communal residence areas or having exposure to greenery in the great outdoors (even through a window), seniors see undeniable benefits. And while you may agree from your own experience that you seem to feel better when Mother Nature is nearby, research proves that […]

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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

August 5, 2018 Healthy Aging, Senior Care Leave a comment , , ,

The risk of hearing loss for an older American is 10 to 20 times greater than the risk of heart disease, and 100 times higher than the risk of getting cancer. Of 30 million Americans who have hearing loss, a mere 20 percent get hearing aids. Hearing devices aren’t covered by Medicare or most insurance, […]

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Best Gadgets for Older Adults

July 1, 2018 Assisted Living, Caregiver Corner, Healthy Aging, Senior Care Leave a comment , , , ,

We found low and high technology products that users swear by, whether for convenience or because they’ve completely altered the way an older adult lives. Tech products for seniors abound, but how do you find the best for your needs? Figuring out how they work and what they really cost can be a tedious process, […]

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Will Medicaid Take Away Your Home?

July 1, 2018 Assisted Living, Money and Finance, Senior Care, Senior Living Leave a comment , , , , ,

Description of Medicaid Estate Recovery Federal law allows states to recover money spent on behalf of the Medicaid beneficiary after that beneficiary’s death. Recovery concentrates on what Medicaid considers an “estate.” For most purposes, the only estate asset remaining at death is the personal residence. Each state approaches recovery differently. In some states, recovery is […]

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Fight Dementia With Your Fork

June 6, 2018 Alzheimer's and Dementia, Healthy Aging, Senior Care Leave a comment , ,

The MIND diet can drastically lower your risk for Alzheimer’s disease, among other conditions. Here’s what the lead researcher suggests regarding MIND and foods thought to be “good for you.” A Mediterranean-inspired diet was recently proven to dramatically lower the risk of dementia in older adults. But just because it originated in Italy doesn’t mean […]

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When Does “Old Age” Start? Depends On Your Age

June 6, 2018 Caregiver Corner, Healthy Aging, Senior Care Leave a comment , ,

A new study of more than half a million Americans shows just how skewed views of aging can be—particularly among young people—and how these views change over time. The findings come as people are living longer than ever; life expectancy in the US was about 79 years in 2015—up nearly nine years from 1965. But […]

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Recommended Reading for May 2018

April 29, 2018 Recommended Reading, Senior Care, The Choice Voice Leave a comment , , , , ,

A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents–and Ourselves by Jane Gross When Jane Gross found herself suddenly thrust into a caretaker role for her eighty-five-year-old mother, she was forced to face challenges that she had never imagined. As she and her younger brother struggled to move her mother into an assisted living facility, deal […]

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Alternative Approaches to Arthritis Treatment

April 29, 2018 Healthy Aging, Senior Care Leave a comment , , , ,

Alternative Approaches to Arthritis Treatment More older adults are turning to so-called alternative therapies to treat arthritis pain. “Osteoarthritis is one of the most frustrating problems rheumatologists have to deal with,” says Nathan Wei, M.D., a board-certified rheumatologist and clinical director of the Arthritis Treatment Center in Frederick, MD. “While we have symptomatic therapies that […]

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Researchers Find That If You Think You’re Old, You’ll Age Faster

April 29, 2018 Assisted Living, Healthy Aging, Senior Care Leave a comment , , ,

Researchers Find That If You Think You’re Old, You’ll Age Faster Your attitude towards something can directly affect the outcome. This is known as the self-fulfilling prophecy, where you unknowingly cause an event or outcome to come true simply by expecting or believing that it will happen. If you think you are old, chances are you will […]

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