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living & care giving that give you the help you need to make a positive difference in the
lives of the seniors in your life – & in your own life!
Many seniors and their families are fortunate enough to spend each holiday season together. Other families are not in the same situation and are unable, for any of a multitude of reasons, to spend the holidays with their senior loved ones. Most long distance family caregivers we’ve encountered… Read More
Where can we get that and where can I read more about ___ are two questions we hear frequently. We have, in the past, sent readers in one direction or another to find what they sought but now have a different response — one that answers a question for us at Senior Care Corner as...… Read More
Too old for social media? Don’t let anyone tell you that, because it’s not possible! Survey after survey reflects that more and more senior Americans, including those in the most elderly groups, are participating in social media — though their numbers still lag behind other age g… Read More
This episode introduces the concept of aging in place, the ability of seniors to age in the home of their choice, and the implications of that choice for the seniors’ families and other caregivers. Most of our senior loved ones – and even more baby boomers looking ahead to their retireme… Read More
Many of us are caregivers to our senior parents. Some of us are trying to do this from a distance and realize that it is very difficult to meet the needs of aging parents that way and still be comfortable that they are safe. As a result we have decided to move to be nearer...… Read More
Latest Blog Posts & Podcasts
Seniors Are Never Too Old to Play! May is Older Americans Month, a perfect opportunity to show our appreciation for the older adults in our community. The theme of this year’s Older Americans Month is Never Too Old to Play! One way we can celebrate the seniors in our lives is to encourage and … [read on]
Too many pills? As family caregivers of senior adults, many of us wonder if our senior loved one is taking more medications than are needed or healthy, not to mention so many that we fear keeping track is difficult. It is not uncommon that elders with more than one chronic disease condition see mor… [read on]
Mother’s Day is a special day of celebration, recognition and remembrance for the women who shaped our generation – - and us as individuals. We celebrate the women who spent their days caring for their children and their households, many receiving very little recognition, praise or thank… [read on]
Is your senior senior loved one unsuccessfully chasing sleep? Many seniors have experienced trouble sleeping in their lifetimes and likely more often as they age, when sleep pattern changes are a normal occurrence. Seniors have been shown in studies to not sleep as deeply, to have periods of time wh… [read on]
Family caregivers of elders keep things going every day. They manage their senior loved ones, their appointments, their medications, their family members, their paperwork, and their household among a myriad of other details. We know how important it is to the health and safety of our senior loved on… [read on]
Celebrating Older Americans Month each May is one of the ways we can acknowledge and show our appreciation for the many contributions of older adults to our nation and communities. Building a greater understanding of seniors and their needs is one of the other ways we can tell them how we feel about… [read on]
Family caregivers of senior loved ones are anxiously awaiting demonstration of the effective use of electronic health monitoring devices. We feel that being able to get advice, treatment and monitoring from healthcare professionals on a daily basis without having to take our loved one for rounds and… [read on]
Enjoying a great book is something many of us set aside time to do – family caregivers and senior loved ones alike. Seniors are readers who have read a lot of different types of things over their lifetimes – - many of them actually printed on paper. They read newspapers, magazines like L… [read on]
There comes a time for many family caregivers when they must face not only the physical decline of their aging senior loved ones or perhaps the loss of those loved ones, but must also deal with an empty family home. What should you do with the family home when your parents are no longer able...… [read on]
Mother’s Day – that day each year when we honor the women who made our lives possible (though we should each of the other days as well). For many of us Mother’s Day is an occasion that leaves us stumped, not knowing the right thing to give the mothers in our lives, especially those… [read on]
Seniors getting dirty – really? Yes, really! Many have lived their lives tending gardens for themselves, their parents or their communities or grew up on a family farm. Playing in the dirt can bring back memories, stimulate brains, provide physical activity, and provide engaging activities for… [read on]
While we hear and read much about seniors’ lack of interest in new technology, we also see a lot of evidence to the contrary. Feedback from our readers and listeners, as well as what we observe ourselves, gives us confidence that any hesitation seniors have will begin to evaporate when they un… [read on]
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