Rest Assured: Making Use Of Respite And Companion Care
August 14, 2019
Anyone with caregiving responsibilities knows that it takes tremendous energy and commitment to ensure that loved ones are safe and cared for as best as possible. But most mere mortals have a breaking point- they’ll need to step back, recharge and replenish their caregiving commitment with a little time away…
Beyond Caring: Finding Help And Support As A Caregiver
July 24, 2019
For most of us, as we get older, we’re either in need of caregiving or performing caregiving tasks ourselves- and sometimes both. As we profiled back in April, AARP recently issued a report that stated there are 20 million caregivers in the US performing complex medical and nursing tasks, tasks…
Brain Teaser: Different Causes Of Dementia And Different Ways Of Providing Care
March 20, 2019
Face it: If you’re like most people, when you hear the term “dementia,” you most likely assume the conversation is about Alzheimer’s. But in fact there are a lot of other causes of dementia, some having little to do with the sort of brain plaques and tangles that come from…
Stuck In Your Head: Music Memory Survives In Dementia Patients
January 14, 2019
We’ve all experienced the annoyance of having a song stuck in our head. While that can be distracting and seem pointless, in fact, the ability of our brains to latch onto music can be healing. Research confirms the significance of music in our brains. And when you’re connected to a…
Help Yourself: Hire A Neighbor With The New Start-Up “Umbrella”
August 30, 2018
Aging in place may be the goal for most of us, but making repairs in that place is another matter. For example, can you get up on a ladder to change the battery in a smoke detector? And what about when your appliances are on the fritz or your air…
Young And Old: Imparting Senior Wisdom On The Young
August 9, 2018
The image seems to be indelible in our culture: Feeble older people reliant on younger children to teach them the ways of today’s world, especially when it comes to electronics or social media. Let’s put that one to rest: Many if not most seniors these days have figured what they…
