Archives: June 2013

13 Percent of Americans aged 60+ Report Growing Memory Loss

Coach Pat Summitt’s has become a face for Early-Onset Dementia From ALFA -åÊ A large survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that 13 percent of Americans aged 60 and older reported worsening memory loss or confusion in the previous year, highlighting the need...

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Elderly Parent Care Coach Helps Adult Children

–> The following is a guest post by Rhonda Caudell RN, CCM, CGCM, Elderly Parent Care Coach who can be found at www.EndlessLegacy.com. Following years of caring for medical needs of seniors, being a caregiver for parents and grandparents, I am now a boomer realizing my friends are totally lost...

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June 14 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

June 14 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). You can use this event to raise awareness by hosting a screening of An Age for Justice. Produced by NCOA and WITNESS, this short documentary tells the real story of elder abuse in America. See how to host a screening.

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Insomnia May Be Linked to Future Hospitalization, Increased Health Service Use

Having trouble falling or staying asleep? Insomnia may be an important indicator of future hospitalization among middle-aged and older adults, according to a new study published online in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. A team led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School...

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Just for Fun – The Pina Colada Song

I am going to start posting some of the music I have recorded, either audio or video, from time to time. I became involved in elder issues when I first started going to nursing homes and singing. I now use song in my keynote speeches and of course still perform...

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