6 Activities for Seniors and Kids to Do Together
There’s no doubt about it, kids and grandparents have a special relationship, and spending quality time with them can only strengthen the bond. It pay...
Senior Wellness: Healthy Meals for the Elderly
Despite the USA being such a wealthy country, malnutrition is a fact of life for some seniors, who may be on medications that cause nausea or lack of appetite, or have conditions that impact their ability to eat certain foods. Providing a nutrient-ri...
Recent Articles
7 Life Enrichment Tips for Seniors at Risk of Depression
Adults of any age may show signs and symptoms of depression. Signs and symptoms of depression may increase as adults age due to an increase in chronic...
Nursing Home Alternatives: What Is a Residential Care Facility?
If your loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia and is no longer thriving at home, you have far more choices...
.jpg?width=434&name=GettyImages-1210904793%20(1).jpg)
10 Best Alternatives to Nursing Homes
When you think of senior living, you might automatically think of a nursing home where your grandmother lived decades ago. However, today’s “nursing h...
Understanding Medicare: What is it For?
Knowing the ins and outs of this country’s health insurance program for seniors is not exactly child’s play—Medicare is a truly complex system. Still,...
Understanding Medicare: Who is Eligible?
If you are planning for your retirement years, it is wise to research Medicare as a part of your preparations. Medicare, a Federal health insurance pr...
What is Memory Care?
If you are caring for an aging loved one, you are now privy to an entire industry’s worth of new jargon and terminology. From short-term stay to outpa...
Tips for Finding Community Resources for the Elderly
As a caregiver to an aging adult, rest assured, at some point you’ll need to find a geriatrician, an adult day program, or the like. Happily, there ar...
Life Enrichment: Ways to Improve Quality of Life After 65
Terms like ‘active’ and ‘successful’ are increasingly used to describe aging, especially with Baby Boomers refusing to ride off into the proverbial su...