Senior Care Blog

Please consider what I am sharing with you here to be the raw material side of recommending some recipes for your upcoming Thanksgiving feast. By raw materials, I mean that these recommendations are not recipes, strictly speaking, but I...

I have asked our vice president for senior services, Steve Steiber, Ph.D. to share a guest posting about some recent research on a couple of blood thinners which have been found to be big risk factors for dementia. He...

In a season with snow already blowing, we may think more about “winter-proofing,” but I would like to continue with “fall-proofing.” In my last posting, I wrote about how common falls among older adults are and some home improvements...

Twenty two minutes. Every twenty-two minutes someone over age 65 dies as a result of a fall, and this is almost double what that figure was just ten years ago. These are called severe falls, and it is not...

People who are anticipating an approaching retirement sometimes think I am kidding when I talk about “getting into shape for retirement.” That’s because too many of us have a picture of retirement in our minds that maybe has a...

(Today’s Guest Posting is from Senior Planning Services, a Medicaid eligibility assistance company) Sleep is an essential part of life no matter the age. As people age, acquiring a healthy amount of sleep oftentimes becomes challenging. A variety of...

What takes 11 minutes and 18 seconds and sends you home with 10% of what the 11 minutes had to offer? The answer is in two parts. Starting with the second, this is why it can be very helpful...

In past postings I have talked about the very difficult conversation caregivers can have with their older parents or loved ones who are no longer safe behind the wheel.  The rate of per mile casualties for drivers 75 and...