Qualifying for Social Security Disability Benefits (courtesy of Outreach Team at Disability Help – Eric Minghella) If you or someone you love has a disability, financial assistance may be available. The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers monthly disability benefits for people in need. Social Security disability benefits are available for people...
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Exercise Helps Keep Seniors Safe from Falls
The Medical Minute: Exercise helps to keep seniors safe from falls – courtesy of Penn State Health News Each day, more than 800 Americans suffer a hip fracture. Most of those fractures are due to falls, and most happen to seniors, who have lower bone density and muscle mass than...
Rosemary Scent May Help You Remember!
Rosemary Scent Can Also Help You to Remember to Complete Tasks The scent of rosemary essential oil may improve the ability of people over 65 to remember events and to remember to complete tasks at particular times in the future, according to a study by post-graduate student Lauren Bussey, Lucy...
The Caregiving Journey – What Will Change in You? Smilecast 15
Caregiving Journey – What Will Change in You? I think there is profound, life-changing purpose in being a family caregiver. No one can truly know about aging issues, how to deal with the health system, and any number of issues until they have been through it themselves. But at the...
Glaucoma Treatment – B3 May Be the Answer (Video)
Glaucoma Treatment – B3 May Be the Answer In mice genetically predisposed to glaucoma, vitamin B3 added to drinking water is effective at glaucoma treatment, a research team led by Jackson Laboratory Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Investigator Simon W.M. John reports in the journal Science. Glaucoma is one of the most common neurodegenerative...
Our Friday Song of the Week – I Second That Emotion
Our Friday Song of the Week – I Second That Emotion
Aging in Place – Charlotte Today Show
Aging in Place – Is it for Everyone? Often as people age their biggest desire is to remain in their homes. But is that realistic for everyone? To age in place requires planning. The goal of aging in place is to help seniors live in the residence of their choice, for...
Chair Yoga Helps Your Osteoarthritis – Smilecast 43
Chair Yoga – Benefits Are Many Researchers at Florida Atlantic University examined the effects of chair yoga on pain and physical function in older adults with osteoarthritis. For the study, researchers randomly assigned 131 older adults with osteoarthritis to either the “Sit ‘N’ Fit Chair” program developed by Kristine Lee...
Despite Rumors, Senior Housing & Care Costs Are Not Spinning Out Of Control
Senior Housing and Care Costs Are Not Spinning Out Of Control Ben Hanowell, researcher and data scientist for A Place for Mom A Place for Mom, the nation’s largest senior living referral service, recently released its 2017 National Senior Living Cost Index. This study shows which metropolitan areas and care...
Hearing Loss May Be Associated with Earlier Death! What Did You Say??
Hearing Loss and Earlier Death About one-third of U.S. adults aged 65 to 74 have at least mild hearing loss, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Almost half of people aged 75 and older have hearing loss. A new study suggest that hearing loss may be associated with...