For someone caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease, basic activities of daily living can be a struggle.  Here are some tips specifically designed to make the life of the caregiver more bearable.

Daily Activities: What to do all day?
Finding activities that the person with Alzheimer’s disease can do and is interested in can be a challenge. Building on current skills generally works better than trying to teach something new.

*Don’t expect...

Choosing a facility for your aging parent, friend or family member can be a vast responsibly. The longer and elderly person can stay independent the better, but there comes a time in their lives that they will need special care and attention that can only be provided by a caregiver or an assisted living facility.

Caregivers are normally a first option as this will allow the person to stay in his or her own home or that of a family member or friend. Unfortunately caregivers are an...

There left a blank of the cell phone market, what is it?

The blank is thecell phonesdesignedfor the elderly, but what kinds of cell phones are suitablefor the elderly?

With too many cell phones designed for the man, woman and youngster in the market now, they can get any cell phones which they like: Bar, Flip or Slide; Big or MiNi; Qwerty or numeric app:ds:numeric" target="_self" keypad; Fashionable or Traditional.

However, where are thecell phones for the...

When it comes to baby boomer spending trends, it is not surprising to learn that they are not in fact better than ever, but actually the exact opposite. Each baby boomer is aware that the economy is in rough shape, and as a result they have to be much more careful with their money and with where they are spending it.

So instead of going out and buying a whole new wardrobe, or taking a trip somewhere super expensive and not really worrying about it so much, for baby boomer spending...

Baby boomers are living longer than ever before, and not only that, but most importantly of all, they are choosing to work longer than ever. This is the main reason as to why when using a baby boomer retirement chart you will see that the baby boomer retirement rate is slowing significantly, and why it will probably continue to do so in the near future.

There are a few reasons for why the baby boomer retirement rate continues to drop. One reason that the baby boomer retirement...

The entire purpose of our existence is to learn how to discipline our natural passions and tendencies, and in the process, develop the highest of all attributes – that of charity. Never forget, however, that charity and service are not the same. Charity is a characteristic trait, service is a kind act! And while charity is certainly developed through continual kind acts of service, charity also seeks no reward and is initiated because of unselfishness and love rather than the hope...

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Old Colony Elder Services (OCES) recently announced their collaboration with The Charity Guild of Brockton in the development of a new program known as “Special Foods for Special People”.

The goal of the “Special Foods for Special People” program is to distribute special dietary foods to homebound elders who suffer from diseases common to this age...

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...

Seniors are especially prone to complications related to exposure to excessive heat. Now that we are in the midst of our summer weather, seniors and their family and friends should be aware of the risks to older citizens during excessively hot weather. You may hear that a "heat advisory" or "excessive heat advisory" has been issued by the national weather service. But exactly what does that means?
A Heat Advisory is issued when there is a heat index of 105...

If you do not have enough money to buy stair lifts , do not worry as you can always opt for stair lift rental.

People do not need to stay confined at one place if the two legs given to them are working properly. But sometimes it so happens that due to some reason or the other the ability to walk is lost. You cannot move about freely and you cannot even go up and down the stairs as and when you require.

Losing the ability to walk is really painful. Most of the time, one needs...