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…
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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…
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…
Going gnatty
Summer gnats driving you gbatty? Here’s how to get rid of them: First, figure out how they are getting in. Check windows, window seals, doors, etc. It is…
Is it too dangerous for your kids to play outside?
With the exception of the last two generations in the U.S., it is safe to say that every child since the beginning of time was able to play outside alone….
Girls ages 13-14: Brace yourself
You know it’s coming: those teen years when kids go crazy. If you think that your sensible, sweet 11-year-old won’t turn into a beast at age 13, think…
How to teach boys to be responsible
It is possible to reach adulthood and be irresponsible – many do – but it is a painful life that gets increasingly worse. Steven Stosny, a clinical…
An unusual pneumonia, then an epidemic
35 years ago: An unusual pneumonia, then an epidemic The Centers for Disease Control described five cases of a rare pneumonia in its newsletter June 5,…
The Battle of Midway
75 years ago: The Battle of Midway In one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II, American bombers and aircraft carriers soundly defeated a…
Witch trials begin
Life wasn’t easy in Salem Village, Mass., in 1692. Smallpox had ravaged the village. Native American tribes threatened attacks. A recent British war made…