Add the term “elder orphans” to your vocabulary. It’s a term and situation about which you’ll hear a lot in the years to come as…
Caring for Elder Orphans
July 22, 2015
Category: Senior Health
Four Ways to Gently Introduce the Idea of Home Care to Parents
June 18, 2015
Loss of independence, freedom and control tops the list of concerns when it comes to bringing a caregiver into the home, and it’s natural for…
Try These Five Strategies for Improved ALS Care
May 28, 2015
By the time a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is handed down from a physician, a battery of tests and procedures have been performed…
Could It Be ALS? Look for These Symptoms
May 14, 2015
With no regard for race, gender, or socioeconomic factors, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, can strike anyone, anywhere, including about 30,000 people in…
Love Your Heart, Love Yourself
February 24, 2015
As women, we are often so occupied with taking care of everyone else that we tend to put ourselves at the bottom of the list…
Put a Flu Shot on Your To-Do List
January 7, 2015
January and February are the peak of the nation’s flu season. If you haven’t gotten your vaccine yet this year, you should make it a…
Think Young Thoughts to Feel Younger
December 5, 2014
What if there was a way you could shift your mindset to an earlier time and your body could follow? In the 1980s, a young…
Are Artificial Sweeteners Creating Rather Than Reducing the Risk of Diabetes?
November 13, 2014
A recent study suggests that artificial sweeteners may be doing more harm than good for persons at risk for Type 2 diabetes. When it comes…
Multigenerational Companionship: How Children Rev Up the Health of Older Adults
September 30, 2014
There may be a secret to staying youthful, or at least young at heart, as we age. Kids! We often hear that caring for children…
Immunizations for Elderly Adults by Age and Condition
August 26, 2014
During the hot dog days of summer with everyone spending time outside in the sunshine, it can be easy to forget that fall and flu…