Senior Mental Health – How to Help
How to Help a Senior with Mental Health Issues Here are some tips for helping a senior manage their behavioral health and ensuring they get the physical and mental care they need: Prepare for [...]
Downsizing – 12 Important Tips
Often times when people think of downsizing, we think of things like "tiny homes" or empty nesters who are left with a large home after their children leave. Other than consistently living in a sustainable [...]
39 Great Ways to Have Fun This Summer
Summer is quickly approaching and we've all been looking forward to good weather! Combined with restrictions over the last year and a half, we're also hungry to get outside, see our friends and spend some [...]
3 Critical Things to Know About Caregiver Burnout
Caregivers are incredibly important to us, and burnout is a very real issue. The term “caregiver” can apply to anyone who consistently looks after another person and their health on a regular basis. This could [...]
3 Nutrition Challenges and Solutions
With all our life experience, it's easy to think we know how to eat well, but studies show that as we age, seniors' nutrition needs change as well as living arrangements, budget and other considerations. [...]
5 Top Concerns for Seniors
When we're young, we worry about finding a job, possibly a partner or having children and other fundamental "early-in-life" situations. When we're older, the concerns are very different. We've had our careers, families and likely [...]
2 Unusual Types of Elder Exploitation
When we speak of senior abuse, some examples are obvious, such as abuse in a nursing home or by a family member. Others are a little blurry. Elder exploitation is defined most commonly as financial [...]
7 Top Secret Tips To Add Joy To Your Life
Regardless of age, who doesn't want more joy in their lives? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "Some estimates of major depression in older people living in the community range from [...]
5 Tai Chi Moves to Stay Fit at Any Age
We know that staying physically healthy and as fit as possible is good for us as we age. Tai Chi offers an incredible journey for those who participate, many of them seniors. But why? And [...]
4 Categories of Signs Your Parent Might Need Homecare
While we may not want to think about it, eventually even the most active and healthy parent may need some type of homecare. Sometimes it happens in a way that is obvious to us, perhaps [...]
