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How You Can Help Local Senior Citizens with Meals-On-Wheels
FORT SMITH (KFSM) - 5News anchor Ruben Diaz sits down with Deanna Rice and Elaine Hankins to talk about ways you can help local senior citizens during the holidays, and how to get involved with Meals-On-Wheels.
How to Downsize a Senior Citizen’s Home
Downsizing a home can be a daunting process for senior citizens and their family.
How Elder Law Attorneys Assist Senior Citizens
As you and your loved ones get older, new situations will be encountered that involve issues due to aging. You are not quite sure how to solve these problems. Where can you get advice? A good start…
Tips For Saving Senior Citizens From Loneliness
Depression and loneliness are a common problem among aging seniors, it is important for loved ones to do what they can to keep them from being lonely.
8 Tips for Taking Care of Senior Citizens
When taking care of senior citizens, you must ensure maximum care, love, and patience. Always remember that these elderly people spent their adulthood trying to take care of their children, so they deserve the support in return. While most of the times it may seem a bit overwhelming, remember that it is also not easy …
Professional Help: 5 Tips for Senior Citizens on Simple, Healthy Living
When it comes to their well-being, older adults shouldn't act like victims to aging. They should be active—physically, socially, and spiritually.
Ideal Vitamins for Senior Citizen Women
You need the same vitamins in your golden years that you needed when you were younger. But you should focus on certain vitamins as you age, since your body is a bit more fragile and susceptible to age-related illnesses.
Alzheimer's Disease Doesn't Just Strike Senior Citizens
Many people associate Alzheimer’s disease with senior citizens or the elderly population. However, what many don’t know is that Alzheimer’s can develop in someone under the age of 65. An estimated 5.5 million people in the U.S. live with Alzheimers. Roughly two-thirds of these older Alzheimer’s patients...
6 Things That Every Senior Citizen Should Have
As people age, they become more and more dependent on others. It is never a good feeling to have your basic needs being fulfilled by someone, but as children or relatives, it is our duty to help take care of them. By providing seniors with things that increase their independence and dignity, they are more ... Read more6 Things That Every Senior Citizen Should Have
Meet Sweet Senior Citizens Who Would Love a Family
Larimer Humane Society has some sweet senior citizens who would love to live out their golden years with a family.
How Can Smart Home Technology Help Senior Citizens?
Worried about the health & safety of senior citizens in your life? Learn how developments in smart home technology can provide important peace of mind.
Dental Care Tips and Recommendations for Senior Citizens
As a family caregiver, you and the home care providers can work with your elderly loved one to ensure they are following each one of these dental care tips and recommendations.
5 Health & Safety Tips for Seniors in Winter
Help keep your aging loved ones both safe and healthy this chilly winter season by preparing both the inside and outside of your home with these tips.
How Senior Living Communities Help Treat Arthritis
Learn more about how senior living communities are helping residents treat arthritis symptoms with exercise, nutrition and wellness programs.
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
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.
How to Determine What Senior Service Dad Needs Most
There are levels of senior services available, but it’s up to you to figure out which ones are both cost effective and practical.
9 Tips on Cooking for Seniors
Bump up the flavor and nutrition when cooking for seniors. 9 tips on how to make nutritious and great tasting meals for the elderly.
6 Essential Alzheimer’s Care Tips
Caring for a senior w/ Alzheimer’s or dementia is tough. Find out how these 6 essential Alzheimer's care tips & resources make life easier & reduce stress.
Watching Your Step: Safety Tips for Preventing Falls Among Seniors
Most falls in seniors happen in homes. And more and more seniors are choosing to age in place. Follow these tips to prevent falls and injuries.
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.
