Non-Pharma Ways to Ward Off Dementia As rates of dementia, including Alzheimer’s rises, the sad news is that promising drug treatments have ultimately proven to be a false hope as clinical trials have repeatedly showed little impact of their effectiveness. So how can we hold dementia at bay without pharmaceuticals?...
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Traveling with Seniors – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Traveling with Seniors Older people are itching to get back out and travel again. According to AARP’s 2022 Travel Trends report, 66 percent of people over age 70 anticipate going somewhere this year. If you are going on a trip or maybe traveling with older loved ones, it is...
Traveling with Seniors – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Traveling with Seniors Older people are itching to get back out and travel again. According to AARP’s 2022 Travel Trends report, 66 percent of people over age 70 anticipate going somewhere this year. If you are going on a trip or maybe traveling with older loved ones, it is essential...
Challenging Conversations About Aging – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Challenging Conversations About Aging Having a conversation about preparing for aging can be challenging. Whether talking to other family members or mom and dad, topics like finances, legal issues, estate planning, living situations, care and treatment plans are tough. Yet, the sooner you have them, the better. I talk about...
Challenging Conversations About Aging – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Challenging Conversations About Aging Having a conversation about preparing for aging can be challenging. Whether talking to other family members or mom and dad, topics like finances, legal issues, estate planning, living situations, care and treatment plans are tough. Yet, the sooner you have them, the better. I talk about...
Becoming Your Own Health Advocate – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Becoming Your Own Health Advocate Healthcare staffing is experiencing a pandemic of its own. Hospitals and long-term care are understaffed and people continue to resign as they look for new career options. With so much uncertainty in healthcare, the patient experience suffers and people often fall through the cracks. That...
Becoming Your Own Health Advocate – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Becoming Your Own Health Advocate Healthcare staffing is experiencing a pandemic of its own. Hospitals and long-term care are understaffed and people continue to resign as they look for new career options. With so much uncertainty in healthcare, the patient experience suffers and people often fall through the cracks. That...
Technology and Older Adults – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Technology and Older Adults Each chapter of the COVID Pandemic has driven usage of personal digital tech and services among older generations to all-time highs. But as users become increasingly more dependent on tech to break from isolation, the digital divide between those ‘comfortable with’ and those ‘new to’ it...
Technology and Older Adults – My Segment on Charlotte Today
Technology and Older Adults Each chapter of the COVID Pandemic has driven usage of personal digital tech and services among older generations to all-time highs. But as users become increasingly more dependent on tech to break from isolation, the digital divide between those ‘comfortable with’ and those ‘new to’ it...
Caregiver Support Services-Worth the Time or Waste of Time-Charlotte Today
Caregiver Support Services There are 50 million family caregivers in the U.S. That number is probably low considering that many people became caregivers for the first time during Covid. The number of caregiver support services arising to assist family caregivers has also risen. A simple add-on to employee benefit programs...