Less REM Sleep Tied to Greater Risk of Dementia People who get less rapid eye movement (REM sleep) may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. This is the stage when dreaming occurs. There...
Archives: May 2018
Teepa Snow is Participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit – Register Now
Teepa Snow is Participating in the Caregiver Smile Summit – Register Now! Teepa Snow Caregiver Summit Promo from Anthony Cirillo on Vimeo.
THE BENEFITS OF GRATEFUL LIVING – Smilecast 122
Why It is Important to Be Grateful (from Sixty and Me) Kristi Nelson is the executive director of a Network for Grateful Living. I was particularly interested in the topic of gratitude because – of all the traits I observe in older adults living a quality life – that one consistently...
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Smilecast 121
Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers – Coordinating and Managing Finances for Loved Ones, and Spending $190 Billion on Them Annually A Merrill Lynch study, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that the 40 million1 family caregivers in the U.S. spend $190 billion per year on their adult...
Our Friday Song of the Week – Heartbreak Warfare
Heartbreak Warfare
3 THINGS TO HELP FIGHT AGEISM IN SOCIETY
Ageism Article – Reprinted from Sixty and Me When Ashton Applewhite, the 2016 Aging Influencer of the Year of Next Avenue, recommends someone for your Caregiver Smile Summit to speak about ageism, you take her up on the offer. That person is Cathy Bollinger. Cathy is the Managing Director of...