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In the midst of everything else going on in the world, you may not realize that this week (Sept.18- Sept. 24) is Falls Prevention Awareness Week. As with any “national celebration,” the goal is to bring awareness to an issue and highlight resources and recommendations specific to the problem being…

The demographics don’t lie. Across the country and across industries, there is a labor shortage. Recently Fast Company suggested that Baby Boomers are the cause of this shortage. According to the Pew Research Center, as of the end of 2021, over 50% of all US adults aged 55 and older…

If you’ve read our posts and put yourself on a path toward healthier aging, then by now you’ve likely worn out a pedometer or 2 or have needed to replace your walking shoes: Because as you know, walking is one of the easiest and most effective ways to keep your…

As you likely know, failing to remember an event or person doesn’t automatically mean you are on your way to a dementia diagnosis. There can be a lot of reasons that you experience a memory lapse, and it’s certainly worth investigating a worrisome memory incident before you assume it’s your…

It’s been a summer to remember (or rather, perhaps one to forget). With the extreme heat so many of us have endured, it’s likely we’ll all embrace these words of F. Scott Fitzgerald: “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” If you’ve spent the last…

Danish author Hans Christian Andersen once said, “Where words fail, music speaks.” And for anyone who loves music, you can understand the passion and joy that music provides in life, even when all else may seem in despair. As it turns out, the place in your brain where music is…