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...
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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...
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER – Smilecast 120
FINDING PURPOSE IN YOUR LIFE AFTER CAREGIVING IS OVER Being a family caregiver can be both a full-time job and life’s sole purpose during its duration. One thing is certain, though: The cycle of life continues, and loved ones die. What then? How do you cope with the void? How...
Our Friday Song of the Week – Wonderful Tonight
Our Friday Song of the Week – Wonderful Tonight
Bilingual ? – You Are At Less Risk for Alzheimer’s – Smilecast 119
Being Bilingual May Reduce Alz. Risk Bilingual individuals who have been able to speak more than one language for several years are able to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms four or five years longer than those who speak just one language, Canadian researchers have found. Scientists studied 450 Alzheimer’s...
Do You Know These Three Vegan Senior Celebrities? Now You Do!
3 Senior Celebrities Who Are Vegans As we all know, being of senior age doesn’t mean that we have to slow down or stop having fun; it simply means that we have to take good care of our health so that we can make the most of all the opportunities...
48 Minutes of Moderate Exercise a Week Better Than None for Older Folks
Only Take a Little Moderate Exercise to Make Big Difference (as featured in the SeniorCare.com Aging Industry Insider!) Adding 48 minutes of moderate exercise per week is associated with improvements in overall physical functioning and decreases in risks of immobility in older adults who are sedentary, finds a new study led by researchers at...