Seniors need to keep their brain active to stop any deterioration that results from aging. Scientists have conducted a number of tests to prove that certain activities keep the brain from aging fast. A fact that’s unknown to most is that the human brain develops cells throughout its lifespan. However, the fact also remains that the strength of the mind is as good as the amount of exercise it gets. Here’s a glimpse of the activities and exercises that would empower the...

"Welcome to Beacon Hill Village...where city living just got easier. A membership organization with a world of services and solutions...in your own home...in the neighborhood you love."

This is a quote from the website for Boston's Beacon Hill Village, not a place, but an organization. Founded in 2001, its members consist of a group of residents facing the decison of relocation to retirement communities. They loved their homes and were looking for an alternative to...

There is a belief that if your parents do not pass away at a young age, you will be fortunate to see them age and get the opportunity to provide them help in their old age. Very soon, as their needs and dependency increases, the occasional help may gradually change to a full fledged role of a caregiver. In some instances, the role of a caregiver comes on suddenly. This happens with the death of one parent and the widowed parent requires help and moral support to cope with the loss. For...

Money is one of the major factors that give trouble when it comes to looking after elderly people. It might not be one of the foremost things that you think about, but still, it has its own importance. Apart from that, you also worry about their health, and their happiness. Either ways, you will be the person responsible for their funds, and their health, and their happiness, which is interlinked with yours.

It is very important for you to take good care of the elderly...

Many of us may from time to time, forget our neighbour’s  name or the items to purchase at the grocery store, and we wonder if  this is part of normal aging.  Your doctor is the best person to speak with regarding these concerns.  There are many conditions that are treatable that may be contributing to periodic memory lapses.

Often when we think of dementia we think of Alzheimer’s disease. While Alzheimer’s disease is considered to...

Handicapped scooters are one of the most excellent inventions made to assist the disabled and elderly who have limited mobility. The handicapped scooter can assist such people to be self reliant in and around the house as well as while on travel; read on… Harmar Mobility came into existence about a decade back in the late nineties. From the beginning they have progressively made a name for themselves as a leader in the industry manufacturing the highest quality of mobility...

Recently I helped a family find a private care home for their mother who was in her mid 80’s, living in a large assisted living facility and suffering from dementia, depression and loneliness.   Her depression and loneliness had come on suddenly and she was talking about not wanting to live any longer.

Her doctor had told the family that her dementia was progressing and made the suggestion that she move to a smaller care home where she would have more one-on-one...

Taking care of an elderly person is stressful to say the least. By the time you accept the fact that you are required to take care of the aging parent, your help is urgently needed. You have some catching up to do in the role of a primary caregiver to your elderly parent, in the form of controlling their finances and lifestyle and taking stock of their medical situation.

Very often, neither the caregiver nor the person being cared for has volunteered for the job. The...

Caregiver, you think to yourself, when and how did I become the caregiver for my  elderly parents.   It is a term you have heard for years, but you never thought it would be associated with you.

Your parents are doing great, they travel, go out to dinner, still drive everywhere.  You think I won't have to be a caregiver for a long time.

Unfortunately aging creeps up on people quicker then you may think.  One minute they are mom and dad doing well,...

Studies show that 10% of Medicare beneficiary's early hospital readmissions were preventable. "There were 301,017 readmissions that were clinically related" (Norbert I. Goldfield, 2008) to a previous admission which was classified as be preventable or unnecessary. Statistics show that hospitals that have been effective in creating discharge plans experience lower readmission rates. Although the need for case management services has increased over the last decade, the concept...