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Top Gadgets For Seniors
Here are several of our favorite gadgets for seniors that can contribute to a safer home environment for your friends or family members | The Senior List
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How to Choose Fun Gifts for Seniors with Alzheimer's
Fun gifts for seniors with Alzheimer's dementia or memory problems.
What to Do with Assets before Moving into Assisted Living
Seniors who want to move into assisted living don't necessarily have to sell other properties they own.
15 Quick Tips for Managing Caregiver Stress
When caring for a senior, it helps to have a long list of options for de-stressing. We've got 15 tips for managing caregiver stress that are sure to work.
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.
Why We Need to Get Rid of Senior Centers
Traditional senior centers are stifling, stodgy and just for old people. Thankfully, there's a growing movement to make the relics multigenerational.
Are Summer Temps a Risk to Seniors?
A recent Harvard study finds that warmer summer temperatures are a risk to seniors – and are linked to an increase in heat stroke. Learn more.
7 Tips for Safe Travel with Seniors
Discover how a little extra knowledge and preparation can allow you to have safe and healthy travel with seniors.
12 Ideas + Tips for Fun Holiday Activities with Seniors
Try these 12 ideas for fun holiday activities with seniors so they're included in group fun. Plus, get practical tips to manage physical or mental issues.
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.
