Elderly Transportation: How Older Adults Get Places

Jun 6, 2016 | Tips

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

Mar 18, 2016 | Tips

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

Feb 19, 2016 | Tips

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

Jan 29, 2016 | Caregivers, Tips

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...

Elderly and pets: Essential to their lives

Dec 18, 2015 | Caregivers, Tips

Whether you’re a dog or a cat lover – or not even a pet person at all – studies have shown that owning an animal offers benefits for people of all ages. For the elderly the positive power of pet ownership is even stronger. Whether a senior lives alone or in a...

Dating after a spouse passes

Nov 20, 2015 | Tips

Nothing shakes a person’s world quite as much as a spouse passing away. If you or someone you know has experienced the loss of spouse, one of the most important things to do is to allow enough time to grieve. While that amount of time will vary from person to person,...

Downsizing the home: Where to move & what to keep

Oct 23, 2015 | Caregivers, Tips

Sooner or later, many seniors need to make a major change in their living arrangements, and that often includes downsizing their home – getting rid of the things they don’t need or use any more – and perhaps even moving into some kind of care facility. Where to move...