Choosing a senior living community is one of your most important life decisions. Things like location, care services and range of amenities offered are all important details that should be taken seriously before making a decision. Not all communities are created equal, and each is different in its own way. However, there are a few quality traits that can make …
Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Older People
The number of seniors with diabetes is growing, but there are ways to control the disease More than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes, reports The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and 86 million are living with prediabetes, a condition that increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. People get diabetes when their …
November Is National Family Caregivers Month
This year’s theme is “Caregiving Around the Clock” The Caregiver Action Network (http://caregiveraction.org/), the nation’s leading family caregiver organization that advocates for the more than 90 million Americans who care for disabled, sick, or elderly loved ones, cites these tips about family caregiving and this year’s theme. Caregiving can be a 24-hours a day/7-days a week job. Caring for …
Celebrating Thanksgiving with Residents in a Senior Living Community
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday when families come together to celebrate life’s many blessings. When a loved one is in a senior living community, it can make gathering a little more difficult. Below are tips for celebrating Thanksgiving in a way that is enjoyable for the whole family. Bring the holidays to those in senior living communities. If your family …
November Is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
November Is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in 1983. At the time, fewer than 2 million Americans had Alzheimer’s; today, the number of people with the disease has soared to nearly 5.4 million. Get involved this month, and help raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease. Although Alzheimer’s affects approximately 1 …
UBER and LYFT Are Not Just for Millennials Anymore
Senior and driving, an age-old issue often wrought with fear and frustration is a constant concern for many seniors and those who love them. Giving up a car equates to a lack of freedom and mobility. But a new trend is occurring that is making this less an issue. It’s the increased usage of services such as Uber and Lyft, …
Going Online to Connect with Other Caregivers
Online caregiver groups provide support at your convenience As a family caregiver, finding the time to do anything but providing 24/7 care and attention might seem impossible. But anyone managing the stress, demands, and isolation of the caregiving role needs support. Caregivers often hesitate to share their day-to-day ups and downs with friends, neighbors, or family members who may be …
Medicare Open Enrollment for 2018
Open Enrollment is from October 15 to December 7, 2017 for plans starting January 1, 2018. Medicare’s open enrollment period is the time when participants should review their current health and drug plans and decide if any changes should be made. Medicare open enrollment options During the Medicare open enrollment period you can: Do nothing and keep your current …
65 or Older? Be prepared for the upcoming flu season
While flu seasons can vary in severity, during most seasons, people 65 years and older bear the greatest burden of severe flu disease. In recent years, it’s estimated that between 71 percent and 85 percent of seasonal flu-related deaths have occurred in people 65 years and older Between 54 percent and 70 percent of seasonal flu-related hospitalizations have occurred among …
DOWNSIZING – IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME?
With summer behind us, now is a time that many rethink the downsizing idea and utilize the fall to begin the process. Downsizing is daunting at best but can be especially important for seniors, whose homes have often been the repository of decades of collecting – and living. What may appear to just be clutter can indeed also be a …