Long Term Care

While flu vaccinations are a highly recommended, if underutilized, public health measure, they’re especially important for seniors and particularly those seniors who reside in residential care facilities. Flu can be a serious and even fatal illness in older people. Now researchers from Brown University have found that upping the usual…

You may not realize it but China faces a greater crisis of an aging population than nearly any other nation on earth. The one-child policy of China has meant that as seniors age out of the workforce, there are fewer younger people to enter fill in the gaps, or help care…

We’ve all heard of the “bucket list” concept: Creating a list of places or pursuits you’d like to accomplish before it’s too late. But whether you can realize these goals often depends not only on the strength of your desires but the reality of your circumstances. Enter David Tosetto, owner…

Deciding that you want to “age in place” can be a comforting thought. However, figuring out how to adapt your home so that it works for you as you get older is another story. Each room in a home may hold it’s own unique challenges for comfort and safety- the…

Many of us consider medical alert systems for ourselves or our loved ones as an insurance policy in case something happens- maybe there will be a fall and no one will be around, or a heart attack and no way to call 911. Alert systems can provide peace of mind,…

Following a hospitalization, it’s not unusual for an older patient to require skilled nursing help. Many people prefer to receive that help at home, rather than go to a rehab center or skilled nursing facility. In theory, if a physician says this assistance is medically necessary, Medicare is supposed to…