Nutrition and eating well is important for people of all ages. But it can be difficult for seniors with health issues and physical limitations to get the nutrients they need for a well balanced diet. In 15 to 50 percent of all seniors, malnutrition, weight loss, disorientation, lightheadedness, lethargy and loss of appetite can occur and be easily mistaken for an illness or disease. If you are looking after a loved one, there are several things you can do to make sure they are getting...

Solar energy based heating systems are the ultimate energy saving measures to cut down the costs of using conventional energy sources. This alternative source of energy is clean, will not cease and does not pose a threat to environment. Therefore, energy absorbed from the sun produces an unlimited resource of energy, unlike traditional sources of energy that are reducing alarmingly and do not emit toxic green house gases (the carbon dioxide gases) in the environment.

The use of...

Moving to a nursing home is one of the best things you can do to ensure the quality of your life in your senior years. Living in an environment especially designed for the needs of older people gives you the freedom and confidence you need to enjoy this new phase in your life. Your children and other family members can relax, too, knowing you're in a caring home. There are many important matters you need to consider, however.

One of the most important matters in finding a care...

Having parents or family members that are approaching old age is always a concern. We all would like to be able to care of them and make their last years as pleasant as possible. It is, however, easier said than done. With job and other responsibilities very few people have the time or means to care for an elderly person.

While some people seem to age with relative ease, most elderly people need special care. After a certain age, mobility can become a problem and assistance will...

Many people believe that they’ll be able to just completely switch gears once they retire, but the truth is, if you don’t prepare yourself now, retirement may be some of the most boring and dull years of your life. Instead of having just the weekends off, you are going to be at home nearly every day. If you want to make the most of it all and have a happy, successful retirement, you’re going to need to get started preparing right away.

The most obvious thing...

The recent influx of seniors and retirees into the population has nursing homes severely overcrowded and Americans asking themselves in record numbers: "Just what is adult day care and how can it help me?"  To answer this we will look at the problem as logically as we can, in a manner that can be easily understood by anyone, regardless of experience in the field or practical life experience.

Considering that the the Baby Boomer population, (the largest...

The Funeral Program Site is a good resource to get help in creating and designing a funeral program booklet. There is also a large variety of funeral resources to assist you.

The program of a funeral may be known as a funeral order of service program, funeral memorial booklet, memorial program, or obituary program. Whatever you may decide to refer to it as, this is an essential piece to the funeral or memorial service.

The program details the life and memory of the...

It is the nature of soul to grow, to heal, and to love. As we enter into the world, we emerge as a tiny child. We are open. We do not have conditions placed on us by our parents or ourselves. We have not closed ourselves off from any possibility. It is though the world lay at our feet. We are a bundle of unconditioned purity.

As we age, conditions are placed on us to direct us along our paths intended to keep us from harm. Even if we manage to stay out of harms way, we move into a...

Working with older adults, in the care sector I have seen many changes over the last six years. The most encouraging of these is the growing recognition that physical activity has an important part to play in later life and EVEN in residential care.

Motivating older adults to join an exercise session is not usually an easy task, in fact I often have comments such as: "I've done my exercise young man" and "I spent 50 years in the Navy, why should I exercise...