At some point you may get this call: your older loved one is in the hospital and doctors are monitoring the situation to determine what’s going on. With luck, nothing dangerous or life-threatening will be found and perhaps your loved one will leave the hospital after a day or two….

For some people, retirement means downsizing your living quarters and giving up some no longer needed furnishings. Lynne and Tim Martin decided to take this retirement activity to its extreme: Giving up their house and worldly possessions, the Martins have spent the last five years with two suitcases, two computers…

Many of us who have watched family members battle with Alzheimer’s have wondered if we, too, will someday succumb to that fate. In a certain percentage of Alzheimer’s cases, genetic inheritance does play a role. For those at high genetic risk there’s now a new research protocol to try to…

After 70 years of engaging in yoga, she probably knows a thing or two. In fact, Tao Porchon-Lynch, currently age 98, still shares her love and knowledge of yoga as the world’s oldest yoga instructor, according to the Guinness Book of Records. With her sold out classes in Westchester County,…

Good morning and welcome to agebuzz… Headlining today’s topics:   -Trip Advisor: Foreign Places Suitable For Retirement -Check Up: Common Challenges With Senior Medications -Take Care: When To Hire A Professional Care Manager -Your Best Shot: Essential Shots For Older Persons -Make A Move: Senior Hospital Patients Need To Get…

Caring for an aging relative is never easy. Doing so from a distance, or from an unexperienced perspective, can make the job even harder. Sometimes a professional helping hand can make all the difference, and that’s what professional Geriatric Care Managers provide. With expertise across a range of issues, these…