Millennial Caregivers – Smilecast 35

Millennial Caregivers Millennial caregivers make up 25 percent of carers in this country. For them the burden can be overwhelming, juggling work, school and other responsibilities. Yet with aging baby boomers and more people being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, this generation has been pushed into service. Employers need to step...

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Walkapocket – a Better Waist Pack

Walkapocket – a Better Waist Pack (A colleague Cathy Larrick, brought her product, a better version of a waist pack, to my attention and I thought it was worth sharing with our readers. She tells you about it below.) I designed Walkapocket to be simple, effective and modern. To carry...

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4 Things You Need to Know About a New Dementia Diagnosis

4 Things You Need to Know About a New Dementia Diagnosis (From my Sixty and Me post on a new dementia diagnosis) The recent PBS documentary, Alzheimer’s: Every Minute Counts, sounded an alarm and a wakeup call to the devastation being caused by dementia, including Alzheimer’s. As more and more...

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LGBT Seniors – New Report Shows The Population is Growing

LGBT Seniors – Population Surge The journal The Gerontologist released the largest national survey to date focused on the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT seniors. The issue, titled “Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study (NHAS),” provides cutting edge research, drawing upon the...

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Become Your Own Health Advocate – Smilecast 34

Become Your Own Health Advocate Navigating the health care system is hard enough already. Transitions in care are often worse. In this kind of environment, it is essential that people learn how to advocate for themselves. The current and anticipated health care environment presents a win-lose proposition to patients. With...

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Mediterranean Diet Good for Brain Health – Video

Mediterranean Diet May Have Lasting Effects on Brain Health A new study shows that older people who followed a Mediterranean diet retained more brain volume over a three-year period than those who did not follow the diet as closely. The study was published in the online issue of Neurology, the...

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Top Travel Destinations for Seniors

Top Travel Destinations for Seniors Be Independent Home Care, an Irish company that provides one-to-one assistance and support to elderly clients in their own homes to help them maintain their independence and individuality created this interactive StoryMap which profiles ideal travel destinations for seniors. Find out more about them here –  http://www.beindependenthomecare.ie/join-the-team/care-assistant-jobs.html....

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