Black Velvet
Search Results for:
5 SURPRISING THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT SENIOR SEX
5 SURPRISING THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT SENIOR SEX My father died in 1969 at 49 years old. Mom was a couple of years younger. She chose not to remarry. This left her in a bind. She liked to dance. In fact, she went dancing three nights a week into her...
Hospitals miss opportunities to improve senior health
This is a blog from my Hospital Impact article in September. I included the first paragraph then please link to th original material. Thanks. I recently detailed, in a Huffington Post blog post, the amazing disconnect among physicians caring for my mom during her last hospitalization prior to her passing on June 2. In...
Finding The Right Medical Alert Systems
Finding The Right Medical Alert Systems The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one-in-four American seniors will experience a fall each year, among other emergencies. And, according to the AARP, 90% of seniors want to be self-sufficient for as long as possible. Therefore, having reliable emergency alert systems is...
5 Gifts for Elderly Parents Who Seem to Have Everything they Need
Gifts for the elderly! Let’s face it. The older someone gets, the harder it is to buy holiday gifts for him or her. How many sweaters and ties do you need after all? My wife and I stopped exchanging gifts because frankly, we get what we need all year round!...
Our Friday Song of the Week – I Get Around
Beach Boys – I Get Around
The Top Scams Targeting Seniors And What To Do About Them
Reprinted from my Huffington Post Blog Our senior citizens are often the most vulnerable to identity theft, which can damage reputations and wipe out life savings in an instant. A Met Life Mature Market Institute review of Senior Identity Theft estimates that elderly victims lose $2.9 billion annually to fraud....
You Had Me at Dementia: Empowering Those with Early Onset Alzheimer’s
My article on Great Call, You Had Me at Dementia: Empowering Those with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, is a tribute to my dear friends Sandy Halperin and Brian LeBlanc who teach me every day how to live a life with courage and dignity. Here is the beginning. Link for the...