Watches and bracelets, many of us wear them and the fiddly wrestle we go through while attempting to fasten the clasp is maddening. For some people this exercise in dexterity is literally an agonising experience. For sufferers of conditions such as arthritis with stiff or worse, gnarled fingers, even simple everyday tasks most of us take for granted can be frustrating and impossible. While a wristwatch is useful and an attractive bracelet is decorative, to many people suffering a form...

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...

CHRONIC WOUNDS, DECUBITIS, PRESSURE SORES: THEY PLAGUE MILLIONS OF HELPLESS, BED-RIDDEN PEOPLE.  SOMEDAY, IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!  BUT A NEW INVENTION CAN STOP THIS PLAGUE!

Nursing home abuse and neglect are often the cause of decubitis ulcers. When a nursing home facility provides a sub-standard level of care by  failing to prevent decubitis ulcers, or neglecting to avoid the causes, patients can suffer serious and life threatening injuries. At least 60,000 people...

Let’s look at this situation with open eyes and a focused thought pattern, and it will soon become clear that there are outstanding opportunities for them today. Unlike the past they did not have some of today’s tax laws and programs available to make lasting changes in their financial future.

The first one that is really big is the capital gains tax laws for primary residence, a senior who owns their home and has lived in it for 2 of the last five years can shield up...

When grandpa died, it created a tough problem for grandma’s three older sons.  They were all successful businessmen located in cities on the Eastern seaboard.  Grandma, however, was in Chicago.  And now she was alone.

The three sons convened a meeting to discuss what to do about grandma.

“I am worried most about her security,” said John.  “With grandpa gone, someone could take advantage of her vulnerability; if they broke into her...

Home medicare in VA Virginia is a non-medical home medicare Agency focusing on providing prime quality care and companionship for senior adults that's just as snug and non-public as their own homes. Home health care in VA Virginia offers multiple retirement communities that are friendly and delightful.
Regularly it's very difficult for the relations to provide all the assistance their family may need in their own home. At Home medical care in VA Virginia we...

Limited mobility often comes with age. Having to deal with debilitating pain in their hip or knees due to arthritis or other conditions obviously makes it hard for seniors to move around the way they used to. Fortunately, nowadays there are so many devices that can help seniors increase their mobility –there are canes and walkers, scooters and wheelchairs, and, more recently, the Limited mobility often comes with age. Having to deal with debilitating pain in their hip or knees due...

I was introduced to senior caregiver tasks at the age of 10 with helping to assist my grandmother. She depended on me for support during her stages of dementia. When I moved to Los Angeles, CA, I didn't know that you could create relationships of all kinds with seniors and an income too. I have gained so much wisdom and even a more health conscious lifestyle. They make me a better person every time I get the chance to share time with them.

One senior caregiver experience I want to...

Many people ages 65 and beyond fear of the disease called Alzheimer’s. It is a serious brain malfunction that would usually affect older adults although studies have revealed that it can also affect younger ones. Early stages of the disease show signs of forgetting things that have been recently learned. Sometimes they seem to just ignore these signs, unaware that this is part of the degenerative disease. But if the forgetfulness is having a great impact on their daily activities...

Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable and degenerative type of brain disorder that commonly affects people over 65 years of age. There are cases where the onset is much earlier, which means even those under the age of 65 can get the disease. There is no particular distinction on who gets affected by Alzheimer’s, but there are symptoms seen on prospective patients that can be leading toward the disease. The most common sign observed during the early stage is the difficulty of...