Stresses of seniors caring for elderly parents
When finally mom or dad goes to a nursing home, adult children begin a whole new life journey, with new responsibilities, fears and sadness all welling up…
Category: Seniors
Care Giving By the Numbers
Home health agencies 4,742,500 Nursing homes 1,383,700 Hospices 1,244,500 Residential care communities 713,300 Adult day service centers 273,200 Total…
Over 50 and back in the kitchen for fun and nutrition
After a lifetime of cooking for a family, seniors can find themselves happily in the kitchen again. In fact, cooking can actually be fun when there are no…
Even light activity can help with pain, study says
Want to stay out of pain? Vacuum the carpet or walk the dog. A new study shows that older adults who do any sort of light to moderate activity feel less…
Sound stimulation can enhance sleep, memory
A finely tuned recording of a waterfall might be one key to better sleep and memory, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. The study used gentle…
Aging and art: A filmmaker says they go together
Brains get better with age, says filmaker Bob Bellinoff. At age 70, Bellinoff is thinking about being an artist, he writes in seniorplanet.com. Bellinoff…
Spendaphobia: When you have it but won’t spend it
According to CNN Money, many retirees have a hard time spending the money they worked so hard to save. Studies by the American College of Financial…
Can’t hear the TV? It might not be your ears
Fancy new flat-screen TVs might be smart, or so they say, but their audio is probably worse than the old sets. One reason: Most new TV speakers are not…
Good Place to Retire
According to Bankrate, Arlington, VA tops their current list of places to live during retirement. Arlington packs nearly everything a person could want…
Personal digital assistants: Some uses for seniors
Amazon Echo and Google Home — both Personal Digital Assistants — could be a great help to seniors. Or maybe not. The jury is somewhat out on the…