Elderly Transportation: How Older Adults Get Places

Many of us take for granted that we can move about freely on a daily basis. Jump in our cars, grab a bus, take a cab. But for the elderly, it’s not so easy. Failing eyesight makes it difficult to drive, especially at night. Unsteady legs are a challenge for getting on...

When Adult Children Move Back Home

If you’re a parent faced with the prospect of an adult child moving back in with you, you’re not alone. A record number of adult children are returning home – an estimated 85 percent of new college graduates move back with mom and dad and approximately 13 percent of...

Becoming a Parent Again: Raising Your Grandchildren

A sad fact about our society today is that there is an increasing number of grandparents raising their grandkids because their own children are unable or unwilling to do it due to a variety of factors that can include parental death, homelessness, neglect, drug...

The Dangers of Scatter Rugs

Hospital emergency room personnel routinely treat adults over 65 years of age for injuries sustained after a fall-related event in their home that older individuals commonly describe as a slip, stumble, trip, loss of footing or near fall involving a carpet, runner or...