You may know him as one of the agebuzz guest bloggers, but for those in the know, Lance A. Slatton is one of the nation’s premier long-term care experts, authors, podcasters, and social media influencers on aging, long-term care, and family caregiving. Founder of the highly-rated home care company Enriched…

Scams that target older adults are nothing new: we’ve been highlighting the various scams and frauds perpetrated against older people for years. But each year, the technology seems to get a bit better, the fraud seems to get harder to detect, and our radar to sniff out when we’re being…

The connection between lifestyle behaviors and brain health has been firmly established. We’ve highlighted numerous studies that document how basic activities, such as exercise, eating, social engagement, and sleep, can affect brain health and potentially increase or decrease your risk for such afflictions as memory loss or dementia. In recent…

As the weather finally cools down and thoughts of a warm cup of coffee by the fireplace come into view, the latest research suggests that you’ll be doing yourself a favor by enjoying your cup of Java. While the news is not so good concerning the cost of coffee these…

Whether or not the temperatures feel like Fall, it’s nonetheless the season when kids are back in school, pumpkins are appearing on porches, and fall fashion is on the runway and store racks. For many, the ongoing summer heat, social media micro-trends, and numerous fashion displays beyond the fall and…

There’s no getting around aging, and for most of us, there’s no avoiding the ageism that often confronts us- whether it’s at the doctor’s office, the workplace, or in society at large. Most of us beyond a certain age are well aware of everyday ageism, but for those who are…