Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   -Care Package: Tech Help & Practical Tips For Caregivers -Game Over: Research Does Not Support Benefit of Brain Games -No Place Like Home: “Unhoused” At Age 66 -Don’t Be Fooled: New Medicare And IRS Scams -Play Therapy: “Toys” For Impaired…

There’s little doubt that pets can provide loving companionship, especially to seniors living alone or those with impaired cognition. But attending to the real needs of pets- the walking, feeding, vet visits- often means that owning a pet is beyond the ability of many. Now Hasbro, the venerable toy company,…

While the debate about “aging in place” versus entering a facility is raging in many policy circles, a perhaps more disturbing headline about senior housing gets little public attention: the number of homeless seniors. Fully ⅓ of homeless Americans are over the age of 50. Imagine the usual aches, pains…

You’ve likely seen pictures of some of his most iconic photos: soldiers from WW II or gorgeous shots of Sophia Loren and Georgia O’Keefe. For 93-year-old Tony Vaccaro, life has always been about snapping the next image. As he contemplates his past and tries to organize his photographic collection, what’s…

Being a caregiver of necessity means perfecting your juggling skills- lots of balls in the air at any given moment when trying to deal with appointments, medications, safety concerns or to-do lists, let alone your own sanity and health. There now are multiple apps available, many for free and from…

You’ve heard the promises and maybe even been seduced by them: 30 minutes of brain games a day to ward off the perils of an aging brain and memory problems. Sounds too good to be true? In fact, a new, rigorous scientific review does not support the value of such…