Gifts for the elderly! Let’s face it. The older someone gets, the harder it is to buy holiday gifts for him or her. How many sweaters and ties do you need after all? My wife and I stopped exchanging gifts because frankly, we get what we need all year round!...
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Our Friday Song of the Week – I Get Around
Beach Boys – I Get Around
The Top Scams Targeting Seniors And What To Do About Them
Reprinted from my Huffington Post Blog Our senior citizens are often the most vulnerable to identity theft, which can damage reputations and wipe out life savings in an instant. A Met Life Mature Market Institute review of Senior Identity Theft estimates that elderly victims lose $2.9 billion annually to fraud....
You Had Me at Dementia: Empowering Those with Early Onset Alzheimer’s
My article on Great Call, You Had Me at Dementia: Empowering Those with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, is a tribute to my dear friends Sandy Halperin and Brian LeBlanc who teach me every day how to live a life with courage and dignity. Here is the beginning. Link for the...
Losing Teeth Can Effect Cognitive Health
More Teeth Lost Less Functional You Become Maintaining good oral health may help older adults prevent a variety of health problems and disabilities. However, the effect of tooth loss on physical or cognitive health and well-being is unknown. In a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,...
The Fear of Falling Infographic
An infographic by the team at Home Healthcare Adaptations
Our Friday Song of the Week – Ho Hey
Lumineers – Ho Hey