Home Sharing – Is it for you? Charlotte Today
Home Sharing Catching On!
Many baby boomers have a real desire to age in their own home, provided they are capable and it is safe. But sometimes the economic realities, the need for companionship and socialization, and even help around the house makes you want to consider a more formal senior community. Home sharing provides an alternative.
More than 13 million people older 65 live alone, elder orphans. The number of older Americans who are homeless is growing too. In 2007, homeless people 62 and older who sought shelter accounted for 2.9 percent of the country’s homeless population. By 2016, the percentage had risen to 4.7
Sometimes it takes the form of simply renting a bedroom to someone in your home. But the ideal situation is when the home sharer helps with specified tasks, which could include shopping, preparing meals, walking the dog, gardening. Mutual support and companionship lie at the heart of home sharing. It could be in exchange for a smaller rent or no rent at all. It is by no means meant to replace formal home health caregivers.
According to AARP, four million women 50 and older were living in U.S. households with at least two women in the same age group. The real estate listings site Trulia estimates that there are 3.6 million unoccupied rooms that can be rented out in the country’s largest housing markets.
Healthy Heart When Young = Healthy Brain When Older-Video
Healthy Heart in 20s = Healthy Brain in 40s
People who take simple steps to keep a healthy heart in young adulthood, such as exercising, eating a healthy diet and controlling blood pressure and cholesterol, may keep their brain from shrinking decades later. People who take care of their heart health in young adulthood may have larger brains in middle-age, compared to people who do not take care of their heart health, according to a study published in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Home Sharing – Is it for you? Charlotte Today
Home Sharing Catching On!
Many baby boomers have a real desire to age in their own home, provided they are capable and it is safe. But sometimes the economic realities, the need for companionship and socialization, and even help around the house makes you want to consider a more formal senior community. Home sharing provides an alternative.
More than 13 million people older 65 live alone, elder orphans. The number of older Americans who are homeless is growing too. In 2007, homeless people 62 and older who sought shelter accounted for 2.9 percent of the country’s homeless population. By 2016, the percentage had risen to 4.7
Sometimes it takes the form of simply renting a bedroom to someone in your home. But the ideal situation is when the home sharer helps with specified tasks, which could include shopping, preparing meals, walking the dog, gardening. Mutual support and companionship lie at the heart of home sharing. It could be in exchange for a smaller rent or no rent at all. It is by no means meant to replace formal home health caregivers.
According to AARP, four million women 50 and older were living in U.S. households with at least two women in the same age group. The real estate listings site Trulia estimates that there are 3.6 million unoccupied rooms that can be rented out in the country’s largest housing markets.
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Moderate Alcohol Consumption-Live Longer Without Dementia – Smilecast 106
Moderate alcohol consumption helps people live longer without cognitive impairments.
This is according to a University of California San Diego School of Medicine-led study in findings published in the August issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Previous studies have found a correlation between moderate alcohol intake and longevity. “This study is unique because we considered men and women’s cognitive health at late age and found that alcohol consumption is not only associated with reduced mortality, but with greater chances of remaining cognitively healthy into older age,” said senior author Linda McEvoy, an associate professor at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
In particular, the researchers found that among men and women 85 and older, individuals who consumed “moderate to heavy” amounts of alcohol five to seven days a week were twice as likely to be cognitively healthy than non-drinkers. Cognitive health was assessed every four years over the course of the 29-year study, using a standard dementia screening test known as the Mini Mental State Examination.
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Our Friday Song of the Week – Make You Feel My Love
Our Friday Song of the Week – Make You Feel My Love
