Newspaper obituaries are an important part of any genealogical search. When you know only the name and date of death of an individual, a newspaper obituary can help you find other information about the person and his or her family. This additional information can then help shape the rest of your research.

What is an Obituary?
An obituary is a notice that announces the death of someone with a description of the person's life and list of family members. Sometimes an...

If used properly, over-the-counter and prescription medications can keep you healthy. Many senior patients take several different medications daily. Sometimes, prescriptions are from multiple physicians, making an elder in home vulnerable to side effects, or even accidental poisonings. So how do we provide senior assistance in regards to medication safety? Many pharmacies are now using automated systems for filling prescriptions. An automated system can warn a senior of a potentially...

This fact is alarming to some 11 million seniors who are on a fixed income and have no means of creating additional income to live and pay for their needs. Not to mention any future cost that may come up like medical, home repairs just to name a few. The notice says that under the “Hold Harmless” provision of federal law, basic Part b premiums can not rise higher than any year’s COLA. So a zero COLA means that the basic premium

(Currently $96.40 ma month) is...

Introduction

“Grandparents raising their grandchildren”, “grandparent caregivers”, “grandparents-as-parents” and “grandparent-headed families” are interchangeable terminologies which refer to the families where grandparents provide full time parental care to their grandchildren in the absence of the...

Caring for the elderly family member is a enormous responsibility that few people are willing to accept. The role of a caregiver is one of sacrifice in terms of their own health, family and work. When a person accepts the role of the primary caregiver to the ageing parents, he or she has no idea how long the commitment will last. It could be weeks, months or years and in that time, you as the caregiver will be mentally worn out within just a few weeks of beginning your role as the...

Elder abuse is a serious and critical issue to address when considering any caregiver for the elderly, be it an at-home service or a care giving facility.  Abuse can be either physical or emotional, and sometime the caregiver can be completely unaware he/she being abusive towards the patient.

One of the considered main causes of caregiver abuse is caregiver depression and stress. Physical abuse constitutes as a non-accidental force against the elder resulting in...

There is much to learn about really when it comes to baby boomers, and especially baby boomer retirement trends are important to be aware of. More than anything, you want to be aware that baby boomer retirement trends show that most baby boomers want to retire late. They want to stay healthy and young and not have to retire because this is basically telling them that they are old and too old to work anymore.

Learning about baby boomer retirement trends is very helpful, as is...

Elderly nutrition can be a delicate matter. Stuff happens, and often suddenly, as we age. (And the word “age” can be relative). We can be catapulted into health and wellness issues beyond our comfort zone. What does nutrition have to do with any of that? And what are the guidelines now?

The old USDA Food Chart with nutrition food values, from 1992, was devised on the premise that one size fits all. Then they realized, not so. And revised the whole chart in 2005 to help...

The holidays are expected to be a bright and cheerful time, filled with family and friends. For those caring for another it can be a time filled with stress, disappointment, frustration and sadness. For individuals who have been experiencing MCI, Dementia or Alzheimer’s, they may feel even greater distress and a deeper sense of loss. This is caused by the changes he or she has experienced. Caregivers far too often are overwhelmed. Family may want too much from the Senior and...

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Parental Safety
I'm getting to the age where I'm starting to worry about my parents safety, not only from a health standpoint, but for their physical well-being as well.  They are getting to be the age where falling poses a real threat to their lives.  Many of the elderly that fall get pneumonia related illnesses during their recovery period from which they don't recover. Thirty per cent of the people over 65 fall every year,...