Maintain Mobility as You Age As people enter their senior years, they may find it a lot harder to move around freely, and this loss of mobility can affect their independence and perhaps even their self-esteem. It doesn’t have to be this way, though. There are plenty of ways in...
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The Rewards of Caregiving – Smilecast 24
The Rewards of Caregiving I have talked often about the rewards of caregiving from the standpoint of it being an opportunity not a burden, etc. But there are also rewards that you can reap by applying for the right benefits to offset the cost of care. I’ll cover some of...
Responding to Medical Emergencies
How to Respond to Common Medical Emergencies in The Elderly Post courtesy of Maggie Hammond, a retired nurse and freelance writer, exploring and writing in the U.S. in retirement. An advocate for public health and nursing qualifications, she feels passionate about raising awareness of the current strain on public health...
Caregiver Stress May Lead to Those Living with Dementia Dying Sooner
Caregiver Stress – Dementia patients may die sooner if family caregivers are mentally stressed People living with dementia may actually die sooner if their family caregivers are mentally stressed, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley. From 2007 until 2016, UC Berkeley researchers tracked the mortality of...
Smilecast 52 – Sound Health Radio – Caregiver Cruise and Caregiver Summit
My Interview on Sound Health Radio about our Caregiver Cruise and Caregiver Summit I was excited to participate in almost an hour-long radio broadcast on Sound Health. We talked about many issues from how I entered the business to lessons I have learned from elders. We did a deep dive...
Senior Sex – Older Folks Having Sex Once a Week Improves Cognitive Function
Senior Sex – More Frequency, Better Outcomes New research found that older adults who reported having sex at least once each week got better scores on certain cognitive tests than those who reported having it only once per month or not at all. You can read the full story on senior...
Taking Care of Yourself – Smilecast 23
Taking Care of Yourself Every day we need to learn a lesson from our caregiving journey. As with the person in the story on Smilecast, it became clear that unlike himself, who could take care of his mom, he had no social support in place should he need care. Taking...