Older Adults
Caregiver Chronicles: Three Medicine and Medical Managers
Caregiving can be stressful and energy-draining, but it's more manageable when you utilize available resources, tools, and programs to help you organize.
Dealing With Mom’s Dementia: A Daughter’s Caregiving Journey
Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers. I am a caregiver for my mother with dementia and hope these tips I learned will help others.
6 Benefits of Aging
You may think there are no benefits to getting older, but that is wrong. I am going to point out the positive of leaving our youth behind in the dust.
6 Things to Remember When Being a Caregiver Takes Over Your Life
When I was unexpectedly thrust into the world of caregiving, these are some things I learned that I wish I knew beforehand.
Life Lessons Learned From Our Elderly Parents
Caring for elderly parents can be frustrating and emotional, but looking for the deeper meaning can transform into the most sacred and profound time between a middle-aged child and his or her frail parents.
How to Care for Aging, Dry, Cracked, and Itching Skin
Aging skin is a natural part of life, but there are several steps we can take to properly take care of it. Here are some tips to help your wrinkled, dry, itching, or cracked skin look and feel better.
How to Find Humor When Dealing With Alzheimers
6 Ways to Make Dealing With Alzheimers Easier: Finding Humor, Playing Music, Reflection, Communication, Compassion, and Acceptance.
Five Reasons to Enjoy Your Gray Hair
Some people see maturity, dignity, and elegance when they look at their gray hair. They submit to their inner urge to celebrate themselves. Individuals who cover up may be selling themselves short.
Should I Move My Elderly Parent Nearer to Me?
Moving an elderly parent from one part of the country to another can be a daunting task for all involved. This is the story of bringing my mum nearer to me.
What "Grace and Frankie" Taught Me About Medical Alert Devices
Finding ways to cope with getting older is challenging. Aging means facing tough issues like finding purpose after retirement, responding to ageism, and dealing with age-related health issues.
Ageing and Memory: My Experience Participating in a Research Study
I had the opportunity to participate in a research study that examined the effect of brisk walking on memory. I found the study to be a very positive experience.
Remembering My Dad: Alzheimer's Does Not Define Our Loved Ones
Reflections on my experience with Alzheimer's disease in my family. My father lived for a dozen years with this disease, although it was undiagnosed until his autopsy.
Seven Characteristics of Optimistic Older People
Not everyone age seventy and beyond is senile and miserable. Some remain happy and positive. They make people laugh, offer encouragement, and prove themselves likeable. They share these common traits.
Five Ways to Keep Older People Happy
Caring young people can learn from these five suggestions. Capable people in the 65+ age group can also use these suggestions with other people in this same age group to promote happiness for all.
How to Care for Your Aging Parents Even If They Didn't Take Good Care of You
As people live longer, some of us will take care of our parents for more years than they spent rearing us. Yet, this becomes more challenging if they were lousy moms and dads. By acknowledging our resentment and learning some new skills, though, we can look after them without neglecting ourselves.
10 Things (Besides Memory) Alzheimer's Steals From Its Victims
For every one of these losses to the Alzheimer's victims, there are also losses to the relatives and caregivers. It is like watching a robbery in slow motion. Let it not steal our love.
Nuggets of Wisdom From a 65-Year Old Woman
The wisdom nuggets I teach best are those extracted from my personal situations. Some of them took years for me to understand. At 65, I begin to share them especially for those who walk behind me.
The Benefits of Spending Time With the Elderly
Spending time with older people can be exciting! There are many benefits of caring for and spending time with them. Like fine wine... people just get better with age!
Emotional Nightmare: Breaking the Promise to Be Mamma's Caregiver
Having been caregiver to many, my elderly mother deserved excellent personal care. That's what I promised, then proved to be incompetent. I placed her in a home for the elderly, and then what?
Elder Care Tips From a Home Care Attendant
Being a caregiver for the elderly in your home is stressful. I am a home care attendant for a senior and hope these tips I learned from the in-home nurses will build your confidence in caring for your loved one.
Help for Caregivers of People With Dementia
Resources, tips, and ideas to help caregivers of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's.
20 Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's
20 early warning signs of dementia along with memory test, resources and how to prevent or delay the onset of memory disease.
Nursing Home Decision: General Considerations and My Story
Considering Alzheimer's facilities for a loved one? Information, checklists, videos and personal stories to help you make the best choice.
Symptoms of Advanced Alzheimer's
Are you a caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer's? How to recognize the end-stage signs, and how to prepare for evolving care needs during this time.
Dementia vs. Alzheimer's: What's the Difference?
Do you worry about a loved one's memory? This information will help you decide if you need to seek medical help.
11 Good Things About Old Age
It is easy to become negative about getting old, but think of the many good things that come with age. A look at the positive side of getting old, from a personal perspective.
How to Create a Photo Album for a Dementia Patient
Do you have someone in the family who is suffering from severe memory loss? Make a family album to help them remember the names and faces of their loved ones.
My 12-Step Plan for Aging Gracefully
A 12-step plan for aging gracefully. Ideas to help you maintain a positive attitude and a sense of humor. Tips for looking and feeling young.
Can You Die From a Broken Heart?
While rare, some people can literally die of a broken heart. This condition often occurs in elderly people after losing a spouse or partner with whom they have spent many years together
How to Choose Medical Alert Systems
Medical alert systems can help keep elderly individuals safe when living independently. Here are some tips for choosing them and a review of some of the more popular ones.