For us age 65 and older our vulnerability to depression seems to increase. When we reach our senior years the environments that most of us find ourselves in are ideal for depression to silently move in. In most cases our children have all grown up and their dependence of us has evaporated, due to their busy life we are lucky if we get a chance to see them once a month. Also, many of us may have a spouse that has passed on, so that silent void can be very disturbing, as we are use to...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, 33 percent of Americans, age 65 or older, have at least one serious fall each year. About 60 percent of those falls occur at home during normal daily activities. While downsizing to a smaller, one-level apartment may be the perfect solution for seniors who still want to live on their own, there are still many things to consider for their safety.

Avoid apartments...

A Beautiful Funeral Program Templates from The Funeral programs can be as simple as a letter size paper, handwritten and folded in half or as elaborate as an engraved invitation obituary. It isn't necessary to have a funeral program for all memorial services, of course, but there are many reasons why its desirable to do so.

If the service is a religious one, it can serve as a form of instruction, helping people who are unfamiliar with the order of service to find their way...

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...

Before you take the time to learn about baby boomer retirement communities, there are a few important things that you will want to learn more about, and that includes learning about how to properly plan for retirement. One of the most common questions that people ask is what the baby boomer retirement age.

There is actually no specific baby boomer retirement age, but instead a bracket that people fall into and in which they are eligible to begin receiving retirement benefits....

Winter and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

As winter draws near, people with respiratory problems are waiting with bated breath. The winter months often cause an exacerbation or acute worsening of COPD symptoms, often leading to other illnesses and even hospitalizations. I have seen first hand that a large percentage of hospital admissions this time of year are COPD patients. Even my mother suffers from COPD.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease...

Putting your aged parent or other such relative in the care of another is a major decision and can cause a family member to feel emotions, such as sadness, guilt, incompetence and more. Elderly Care South Atlanta is there to relieve you of the burdensome duties that taking care of an aged relative brings.

Since most families need two incomes to survive these days there is often no one existing to care for mom or dad, grandma or grandpa. Although most of us do not take...

There are many special elder care options available today. One option that you may want to consider is Home Help for The Elderly. Home Help for The Elderly allows parents or a loved one to remain at home, in familiar surroundings, and still get the assistance that they need. Often, caregivers include family, friends, or care giving professionals that provide a wide range of senior home care services at Home Help for The Elderly. This can be an ideal situation if you are caring for...

As baby boomers prepare for retirement they are facing some pretty ugly situations, and having to make some really tough decisions. In spite of what was done to prepare for the golden years, by some folks, most of those efforts are gone or almost gone. We all know some folk's preparations were far lacking in the best of times, and not enough funds are available now.

Trillions of dollars have been lost in the stock market over the past couple of years. In the past few generations...

As my parents began to reach the age when they began to need my help with daily activities, I started to think about care givers and nursing homes, but then I discovered that there are now many different types of senior care facilities. Each elderly care center is now being geared towards the level of care needed. Retirement communities are basically 55 and older communities with all the amenities geared to an active lifestyle. They are mainly for those who need very little or no help...