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...

To determine whether a senior is socially isolated or enjoys an active social life, we must first see where the senior resides, the organizations the senior belongs to and the activities she participates in.

Retirement Communities- Seniors residing in retirement communities can participate in a wide range of community organized activities that can help minimize isolation.

Apartments with gyms- Seniors living in apartments with gyms can exercise regularly and get to know the...

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It is extremely hard work to maintain the health of an elderly member of the family. Often it is an uphill task and one feels frustrated with the lack of response in terms of the health of the aged member. Even with sheer hard work and dedication, if you manage to turn around the situation, there is always some setback with rise of a new health problem. Most of the elders due to their delicate physical conditions and especially those with mental or physical disabilities are susceptible...

Incontinence is something that most people are not comfortable discussing. More than 12 million residents of the United States suffer from incontinence, making it more common than expected. Age is not a factor when it comes to incontinence, but it is highly prevalent among people above sixty years of age. Also, this condition affects women more often. The main reason behind this is that women give birth to children, and the muscles which control bladder leakage fail causing this...

Work is a predominant and integral part of each of our lives, providing us with a sense of belonging, purpose and fulfillment. When the time comes for us to retire from our life-long careers, the adjustment period can be far more complicated than what we had anticipated.

What has become increasingly common in recent years is the tendency for retirees to find other activities, social groups, organizations and even part time or freelance work to occupy their time. So essentially,...

It is not only the physical weakness that dawn once the old age arrives, but a feeling of insecurity in general also creeps in. This insecurity pertains to residence, finances, fulfillment of basic needs and other such things. The most important concern of the elderly at this age is their dignity and thus it becomes the duty of the children to see that their parents have that self respect and comfort in plenty.
As the times have changed and almost every member of the family is...

There are baby boomer retirement trends and then there are various other baby boomer trends that you would want to be aware of as well. If you are keen on the different baby boomer housing trends, then you are going to be able to profit and really sell yourself as a business. There have been more than enough studies done on the topic of baby boomer housing trends, and they are all of great interest.

Housing Trends

Of all the baby boomer housing trends, there are a few that...

The first thing you have to know is what baby boomers are and what ADEA is all about. First of all, baby boomers are people who were born during the period of increased birth rate. In the United States, baby boomers were born during the time after the World War II conflict and before the Vietnam War. This means that there is more than one generation of baby boomers during this period of time.

Today, baby boomers are now in the age of 40's to 50's. ADEA means Age...

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