SCC Author Change diet now? But they’ve eaten this way their whole lives – – should we really be pushing our senior loved ones to eat better this far into their lives? Only if we care about them! The foods older and even elderly adults eat and drink have a definite impact on their health and well-being … Read more
We hear from many seniors and their family members that they don’t know what they would do without the internet and social networks because the web has added so much to their lives. At the same time, there are many older adults shying away out of concern for the risks they associate with the web. … Read more
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 provide … Read more
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 more than one … Read more
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 when their sleep is disturbed or … Read more
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 ones to keep all our balls in … Read more
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 what they … Read more
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 rounds of doctors’ offices may mean better lives … Read more
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. Of course, for a long time reading material … Read more
