“..he thinks about his boyhood, and he mourns his vanished youth…..I am in the straight for Fifty – and grow younger every day”

-Henry Lawson, (When there is Trouble on Your Mind)

Yes, youth is indeed a beginning of new life, a transition from innocent youth to mature youth. The rolling years of fading youth is a period of transition from active days of the youth to the fragile period of ageing. Ageing is a biological...

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...

It is a sad fact that most people who financially exploit the elderly get away with it. They often find it so easy that they do it time and time again. Each time the Exploiter becomes more and more bold. They act as though they are entitled to this money and no one else deserves it. This is why they must be prosecuted. There will be another victim.

Prosecuting these crimes is difficult for the State Attorney because of how it is done. In my career as a Professional Geriatric...

You may be overwhelmed by the pressure of caring the older members of your family who require constant care; but you are not alone. There are millions of adults who finds a hard time taking care of older relatives or parents while working and taking care of their children. Sometimes one is pressed down under the dual pressure of taking care of older members and his own needs; but your work is also as important as taking care of the elder people. If you don't take care of your own...

While you are running from the one place to other believing you will never ever again have enough time to do everything that needs to be done, there are many elderly people counting the minutes before lunch or dinner and bed time. They once might have felt the same and now suddenly they don’t know what to do with all the time they have on hand.

Causes of Depression

Not having enough to do to fill the hours in the day is one of the biggest reasons for depression in...

I’d rather leap down a flight of stairs blind-folded than to watch an elder fall. Falling is a very embarrassing experience for anybody and especially harmful to our seniors. As we age our bones become fragile and can break with ease. Once a bone gets broken such as a hipbone, it is all down hill from there. They may never fully recover. A senior falling can be the equivalent of a death sentence.

Almost half of our thoroughbred Americans fall every year. This...

Here I sit, mind reeling in amazement as I consider what I'm about to type. Before this article goes on it is important to clarify a few basic understandings. First, I'm an entrepreneur to the bone and I don't like to spend my time whining anywhere, let alone in this format. Second, I had an insurance office for 7 years and while many hate insurance companies I have some basic understanding of the business. Third, I have personal interest in a rather nice assisted living community....

This article will be more interesting and understandable if you are a blogger just like me. However, if you are not, you may like the story on how QuestNet, an MLM company that was introduced to Swaziland and ripped people off of their hard earned cash has been overtaken in popularity by my articles on virginity. By the way, I have done a study, right here in Africa, on how the old ladies can tell if a girl is still a virgin or not. I decided to title the e-book ‘ Hands-Free...

It's easy to get caught up in wishing to avoid spending tax money on elderly care when you're not elderly yourself, but many naysayers would do well to remember that they, too, will grow old some day.

Elderly care has become an explosive issue in today's politics, with political parties all claiming to have come up with an effective solution for the problem - the severe lack of adequate care available to elderly people who need it.

What many of these solutions seem to have...

The Senior Citizens in the U.S. Population want to be independent regardless of their age and vigor. As much as possible they want to do things by themselves and not bother others. Just like for instance getting on and off the buses, they want to it by themselves and so they prefer a step stool that is easy to see, safe & sturdy to stand on and at the same time, a step stool that is light enough for the bus driver to pick up & store easily inside the bus while in...