Five Ways to Delay Dementia
Read moreIt used to be that people feared public speaking more than dying, but with the increasing prevalence of a number dementia, it seems that people more fear losing their faculties than fear losing their lives. But while prevalent, dementia...
February 20, 201500Predicting Dementia?
Read moreI have again asked our vice president for senior services, Steve Steiber, Ph.D. to share a guest posting about some new research which studies what predicts cognitive decline. Steve has more than two decades experience in pharmaceutical and medical...
February 5, 2015Happy New Ear
Read moreNo, it is not a typo. There are some new changes to insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act that will have a big impact on one of America’s often overlooked health care needs: hearing. Did you know that...
January 28, 201580 is the new 40
Read moreYou have heard me make some pretty big claims, and you may think this one is over the top, but 80 year olds who run every day have the body of a 40 year old who does not exercise....
January 22, 2015A Care Manager is the Difference
Read moreWhat do ObamaCare and geriatric care managers have in common? You probably have heard a whole lot about what is called ObamaCare – more accurately the Affordable Care Act – but you probably have not heard so much about...
January 9, 2015A Caregiver New Year’s Resolution
Read moreA caregiver to an older loved one or other person with special needs takes care of everything, right? A caregiver is the one who gets the call in the middle of the work day and in the middle of...
December 31, 2014The Best Caregiver Gift
Read moreIf you are a caregiver to an older loved one during these holidays, you may have been wrestling with the eternal question of what to give to a person who seems to have everything they want. And most of...
December 23, 2014Four Holiday Health Hints
Read moreIf you are a distance caregiver who will be home with an older loved one during these holidays, it is a great chance to have great conversation and to do a caregiver check up with your older loved one....
December 12, 2014