Senior Care Blog

Do you recall the 1991 movie called City Slickers?  It was another great role for Billy Crystal, but it was Jack Palance as Curly who offered the most memorable quote when he explained to the “city slickers” the secret...

There will come a time for everyone with an aging parent that the question will arise, “Is it still safe for mom (or dad) to live alone?” And then there will be the checklist to be  certain the solution...

You’ve all probably heard the old joke about why a flamingo stands on one leg…and we have all seen these lanky birds if we’ve ever been to a zoo.  The answer is simply, “If they lifted the other leg...

Let me start with the short answer to a question we raised in the email announcement of today’s post.  ADRD is a term in common medical use that captures a number of conditions whose hallmark is cognitive decline: Alzheimer’s...

There seems to be a cliché for everything, so we’ll start with this go-to for COVID: “We’re not out of the woods yet.” In fact, our scientists/pathfinders cannot tell us how far we may have to go to truly...

If I were to ask for a show of hands, I don’t think anyone would say they actually wish to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease or any related dementias.  And yet there are a number of lifestyle and health...

Even among those older adults who dodged COVID, “gymnesia” may be a lingering effect.  Please let me explain… What business has more facilities than McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Taco Bell combined, and saw almost universal closings during the pandemic? ...

If you’re a musician, you want to be busy, because gigs represent a better living.  If you’re an actor you want more roles in more productions, because more visibility means better contracts.  If you’re a working professional, you want...