Health & Wellness
Caregivers of Seniors – Here’s Your Holiday To-Do List!
As if being a family caregiver wasn’t busy enough, the upcoming holiday season presents additional responsibilities that can feel…
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Health & Wellness
8 Myths Around Senior Nutrition
Many myths exist about what comprises a healthy diet. In the 70s, there was the Sleeping Beauty Diet, which…
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Caregiver Tips
7 Expert Tips for When Aging Parents Won’t Listen
A study directed by gerontologist Dr. Allison Heid indicated that 77 percent of adult children felt their parents were…
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Health & Wellness
Why Seniors Have Different Nutritional Needs
From the time a person is born, her or his life is a series of changes and choices: moving…
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Health & Wellness
Tips on Fall Prevention
Along with our first step probably came our first fall. But because we had strong muscles and bones and…
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Caregiver Tips
How Older Adults Can Reduce Depression and Anxiety
Though depression and anxiety are not the same thing, their symptoms often overlap and can work in conjunction to…
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Health & Wellness
The Importance of Good Sleep for Seniors
Does your mind continue to work even after your head hits your pillow? In the dark, do you hear…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia
The Difference Between Dementia & Depression
Your senior loved one is pulling away from social situations and keeps forgetting things. You’re worried that dementia may…
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Health & Wellness
Make Your Thanksgiving a Healthy One
Thanksgiving is a time for reflection and appreciation. It’s when we sit down to eat with family and friends…
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Health & Wellness
Are Senior Living Communities Safer and Healthier for Seniors Living Alone?
When a senior adult loses a spouse, the house they shared can become a place where the surviving spouse…
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Caregiver Tips
Study Finds Ageism Interventions Do Change Attitudes
The World Health Organization says that ageism is the most socially acceptable prejudice in the world and deems it…
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Health & Wellness
High-Dose Vaccine Provides Greater Flu-Prevention Protection for Senior Adults
According to National Vital Statistics Reports, influenza, and the pneumonia that is often associated with it, was the 8th…
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Caregiver Tips
Why Frailty Isn’t Inevitable and How to Prevent It
We have all seen older adults who appear so fragile that a strong gust of wind might knock them…
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