6 Wintertime Risks for Seniors
Here in North America, it's wintertime. For many of us this means snow and ice and various cold weather risks. Outside of falls, are there health or safety risks that are higher for seniors? What [...]
How Tech Can Change Your Life in 2022
Tech. The short form for "technology". Every era has its slang, abbreviations and jargon, but 'tech' is the word that is used for any personal technological devices. For lay-people, it refers to a PC, tablet [...]
3 Effective Ways To Stay Healthy and Fit Through The Holidays
For most of us, it can be challenging to stay heathy and (hopefully) fit during the winter holidays. Cold weather throughout most of the U.S., family get-togethers where there is always too much food and [...]
28 Ways To Start A Great Conversation With A Senior
For many people, the holiday season is one of the times in the year that we're guaranteed to see family. Making conversation across generations can be challenging. Just as we may not know what to [...]
10 Benefits of Having a Live-In Caregiver
There are so many different types of care for an elderly member of the family. What is the difference and how do you decide what is best? Types of Home Care 24/7 Care vs. Live-In [...]
8 Skills That Will Make You An Amazing Caregiver
Professionally supporting and caring for anyone full time is a challenging job. While being a caregiver for the elderly can be strenuous, it is also highly rewarding. As with any professional career, there are skills [...]
Happy Thanksgiving 2021 – An Open Letter From CGA To You
An old, beloved Thanksgiving family tradition in many families is one in which family members around the dinner table take turns saying what it is that they are thankful for. Of course, we're often thankful [...]
Winter 2021/2022 Is The Time To Swim!
Swim? It's almost December! Even for those of us who live in Florida, we know it's often too cold to go swimming outdoors this late in the year. But did you know that swimming provides [...]
6 Useful Ways To Fight Holiday Depression In Older Adults
No matter what winter holidays we observe, for some of us, the holiday season can be a difficult time. It's often more distressing for older adults for a number of reasons. Why is that and [...]
10 Examples of Typical Aging Versus Alzheimer’s
Whether we accept it or not, we're all getting older. We all have forgetful moments and aging happens to all of us. But when should we be concerned about forgetfulness being something else, such as [...]
