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Savvy Seniors in Silicon Valley: Senior Day Water Tours 2018
In Santa Clara County, where the median age is 37, and the Silicon Valley start-up ethos is infused extensively, it sometimes feels as though a gulf exists between generations. Yet insights from ev…
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.
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.
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.
Wall Street Isn’t Buying What Silicon Valley Is Selling
Venture capitalists who pumped billions into the largest startups bet that the stock market would embrace them too. Public investors have been less than charmed.
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.
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.…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Is Elderly Care Right Even for a Senior Who Is Not Extremely Old or Debilitated?
One question that many adult children grapple with when they are considering elderly care for their aging parents is whether this type of care arrangement is actually appropriate for their senior love ones. They may know that their parent has some challenges or needs, but assume that having a caregiver is something that should be limited just to the very old or debilitated, or that younger seniors and those who are still relatively healthy and independent do not need this type of care.
How to Get Startups in on the Military-Industrial Complex
Silicon Valley doesn't want to work with the military, we're told. But why?
This chart shows how quickly startup valuations are skyrocketing
Once upon a time in Silicon Valley, a billion dollars was a big deal. These days, companies can catch multi-billion-dollar valuations on the fly. Take, for instance, the big numbers bandied about...
Planning for senior care? The four questions you should ask
Planning for senior care? It's hard to know where to begin. The four questions you should ask | Sound Stewardship
Is Medical Pot a Blessing for Seniors?
In states that legalized medical marijuana, there was a 4.8 percent decrease in reported pain for conditions that qualified for pot treatment (cancer, arthritis, glaucoma and pain), compared to states without medical marijuana.
