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Losing our memory is something we all fear, including our senior loved ones. We want to stay as sharp-minded as possible as we age and hope that our senior loved ones do as well. We are now realizing that some of our personal habits can influence our cognition as we age. Even when our senior … Read more
Being a family caregiver is an experience that will bring many moments of joy, sadness, frustration, and wisdom. Living this journey can be life-affirming for many family caregivers. It is what you were meant to do – care for someone who once cared for you. It can have its challenging moments but also brings clarity … Read more
Personal computers and mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) are the communications and smarthome hubs that will connect seniors to the world around them. At Senior Care Corner®, we urge family caregivers to encourage and assist senior loved ones in obtaining and using these devices and the others they will help maintain their independent lives in … Read more
3,000 people attended Aging in America 2018, representing tens of millions more who care for and about older adults. The conference covered a wide range of topics of interest to those who are aging — that’s all of us, right? — and those who care for older adults. We met many people and companies with … Read more
We didn’t know what to expect in this, our first time covering Aging in America (AiA18), the nation’s largest event addressing issues, opportunities, and challenges of aging — except a lot of people who care about older adults. Saying the 3,000 people here “care” is an understatement! There are people here from around the US … Read more
Many of us who are boomers grew up playing video games, starting with the first pong game as preteens. We then advanced to become pinball wizards and Pac-Man fiends in high school. After we conquered the galaxy, we moved onto the worlds of Mario and Sonic (maybe even Pokemon?), often joining in with our own … Read more
Rushing to the hospital with your grandmother, who has fallen ill while visiting you far from her home, you realize you don’t have her medical records — she has three doctors back home — and don’t know what to tell the ER staff about her chronic conditions. Your father suffers a fatal stroke, leaving behind … Read more
It has become expected that Americans will live a long life. Becoming a centenarian isn’t as unusual as it once was. In fact, it is expected that there are over 70,000 people in the US that are 100 years old or more! While the number of those living to 100 is still low, this number … Read more
Technology is the part of everyone’s life including our senior loved ones. They may not have been early adopters or seek to use technology in the way younger adults have, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t using it to their benefit. Are they using digital therapeutics? Do they (and you) even know what it is … Read more
