SCC Author A recent tragedy occurred, taking the life of four seniors in a facility in California after they ingested toxic mushrooms. This could happen to anyone who is not aware of the deadly consequences of food borne illness, especially for fragile seniors in our care, and doesn’t take appropriate preventive steps. Unfortunately, a food service worker … Read more
Senior Care Corner has advocated strongly since our inception for strategies to assist family caregivers in keeping their senior loved ones happy, healthy, connected and in the home of their choosing as long as safely possible. In a recent episode of the Senior Care Corner Podcast we discussed a planning process family caregivers could use … Read more
Family caregivers do a fantastic job giving of themselves to care for others. In doing so, however, they often neglect to care for themselves. As we often discuss, the selfless act of putting their own needs last or even leaving them unaddressed hurts even the one for whom the family caregiver is doing so much … Read more
Giving senior loved ones new computers, tablets or smartphones – or helping them to buy one of their own – is growing in popularity as more are becoming active online and with social networking. It sounds like tech devices were popular gifts for aging parents and grandparents this holiday season – and sometimes gifts they … Read more
We hear in the media every day about this diet or that “superfood” and the benefits that they can have on our health. We know that aging takes a toll on our body and mind and it is likely that our diet plays a role both positively and negatively. As more scientific research finds that … Read more
The Elder Justice Act (EJA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act in order to ensure available federal resources to “prevent, detect, treat, understand, intervene in and, where appropriate, prosecute elder abuse, neglect and exploitation” (from a good discussion we found by the APA). The EJA provides … Read more
Did you know that hunger among American seniors is at a crisis point? Food insecurity exists whenever the availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways is limited or uncertain. This is the way we now describe hunger for many seniors who are unable to … Read more
Technology promises safer, healthier and more comfortable lives for our senior loved ones – a promise that is growing rapidly as more tech companies discover the promise aging customers have to offer them and learn how to develop products with seniors in mind, particularly those choosing to age in place at home. Just as the … Read more
With more computing power than carried on the first moon mission, our cell phones – smartphones in particular – give us the ability to perform many functions beyond simply making phone calls. In fact, many are capable of making phone calls without using the phone system. Most of us utilize the capabilities our phones give … Read more
