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Mother’s Day: Monterey County firefighters deliver flowers to senior moms
MONTEREY >> On Mother’s Day Sunday, moms were remembered and appreciated with free orchids, personally delivered by Monterey County firefighters.The 24th annual “I Remember Mama” event, sponsored by Alliance on Aging,
Big Raises For Many Home Care Workers Won’t Necessarily Help Senior Citizens
A $15 minimum wage will almost double what many home care workers are paid but won’t solve other problems.
How can I keep Mom safe when she's forgetting to use her walker?
Mom has very severe dementia. Lives in memory care unit. Now has fallen because she does not remember to use her walker. Any suggestions? It is a misconception that once a loved one is no longer living at home, but is instead being cared for at a facility which specializes... Read More
4 Ways to Respond When Someone with Alzheimer’s Keeps Repeating Questions
Your senior is repeating questions because they feel anxious. Use these 4 ways to respond to the behavior and stop the questions before you lose your temper
why being a mom is enough.
They don't see you stand in the bathroom and gather your resolve every morning. They don't see those of you who mother alone without much support. They don't see the trips to the car back and forth and back and forth. They don't see you counting to ten a dozen times before noon. They don't see you look at the bank account and sigh and try to figure out how to make three meals with what's left in your pantry. They don't see…
Family Caregivers Become More Crucial as Elderly Population Grows
The ratio of potential family caregivers to the rising number of seniors has sharply dropped. Advocates are now working to ease the strain of the shrinking unpaid workforce that is a key source of care for elderly people.
5 Ways to Prevent Pneumonia in the Elderly
Keep your senior loved ones safe from serious respiratory infection this year by following these five simple tips.
One Family's Story Shows How The Cycle Of Poverty Is Hard To Break
Like her own mother was, Desiree Metcalf is a young, single mom living in poverty. She doesn't have just one or two problems, but a whole pile of them.
What the senior and aging care industry wants from digital health innovators
There’s no getting around it: we’re all getting older. Nearly 100 million people in the United States are over the age of 50, and those over the age of 65 make up the biggest, most expensive user group of healthcare.
What Can You Do to Protect Seniors
These are ways family members and home care agency caregivers can help protect their senior loved ones from the threat of scams, from the National Association of Triads, Inc. and Home Instead Senior Care.
How to Think Like a Geriatrician about Senior Medication
Leslie Kernisan, MD, shares an article about senior medication safety, and offers tips on how to be better prepared. Learn more.
For Homebound, Delivered Meals Show Stark Impact
What’s the best way to get to the heart? Through the stomach, according to new research that shows delivering meals to homebound seniors can have a positive impact on feelings of loneliness. Food i…
Childless Seniors Need to Build a Safety Net
It is critical to plan ahead. Among your tasks is to create a support system, build a team of professional advisers and find aging-friendly housing.
How In-Home Care Providers Can Prevent Hypothermia in Seniors
Visiting Angels has put together a short guide that in-home care providers can use to spot signs of and prevent hypothermia in seniors.
How to Keep Medication Side Effects from Jeopardizing a Senior's Independence
Side effects from a medication can isolate older adults, potentially robbing them of their independence.
When Roles Reverse: Caring for Mom or Dad
Just as we plan for college, buying a home or retirement, we must plan for our family's and our own aging and long-term needs.
5 Benefits of Technology to Share with Seniors and Their Caregivers
Impact your clients’ quality of life by sharing these five technological solutions that may help to keep seniors healthy, safe and socially connected while making caregiving tasks less stressful for their family members.
Hospitals Step Up To Help Seniors Avoid Falls
Falls are the leading cause of injuries for adults older than 65, but they don’t have to happen. A number of new initiatives are designed to make seniors stronger and less likely to take a tumble.…
“Mom, is this program for poor people? Are we poor?”
Winter doesn’t want to lie to her son about the free summer meals he eats, but she also doesn’t want him to know how hard it can be to…
The Working Mom Complex: Finding Calm in The Chaos
The Mom Complex' Katherine Wintsch helps us find solutions for work life issues—and she does it so well!
Fountain of Youth? Drug Trial Has Seniors Scrambling to Prove They’re Worthy
A coming study on a drug that may delay aging has seniors hounding doctors for a chance to get in on the action, with many trying to prove they’re worthy.
