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Now there’s no reason to put off creating your advance medical directives. MyDirectives.com makes it easy and effortless—and you can update them as needed.
Personalized services including healthcare technology for seniors allow for older Americans to remain independent at home.
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging has created a new online booklet to help families better plan for a loved one’s hospitalization.
Can you help a loved one in an emergency? The best way to lessen the effect of the “fight or flight” reaction in a crisis is to have a plan.
If you missed the Annual Enrollment Period and the cost of drugs, coverage or key benefits becomes more than you or a loved one can afford, there may be opportunities to make changes. The key is to be proactive and reach out to an expert.
Sleeplessness, loss of appetite and a worsening of medical conditions can all result from grieving.
New research suggests that both early elevations and changes over time in blood pressure measurements impact your future risk of heart disease. Learn why you should lower blood pressure now.
Get a doctor’s advice to avoid being a victim of medical malpractice.
Reminder services for seniors can help you manage caregiving responsibilities and improve the health of your loved ones.
Find out how to cope with the approaching loss of a senior loved one during the holiday season.
Senior Helpers’s new Santa’s Senior Helpers assist seniors with holiday-oriented tasks to help keep them vital and involved.
Caregiving responsibilities often include sorting through medical bills and EOB statements from insurance companies. Here’s how to get past the paperwork.
There’s quite a bit you can do to turn around poor genetic heritage. Your genes “bathe” in your environment, so you can choose good or bad ingredients for them.
Prepare your home for senior houseguests. Room by room, these comfort aids for seniors can create a safe retreat and a more enjoyable stay for older relatives and family friends.
You may think you or loved ones are covered if you need long-term care. Get the truth about many misconceptions.
Understanding how older adults are still developing will help you see them as they still are. Replace your bias and stereotypical thinking with new information about this phase of life.
Professional caregivers can safeguard seniors’ home to prevent falls and show you modifications to make in your own home for a safer senior visit.
Americans still aren’t scoring well on retirement income IQ tests. Find out what you need to know.
For some pelvic floor issues and types of incontinence, these lifestyle habits may help.
You might know anything about your pelvic floor until something goes wrong. Learn how it works and the consequences of pelvic floor dysfunction.
If you’re new to the system, know that Original Medicare is not a free ride. Investigate all your options to minimize co-pays, deductibles and prescription costs.
The right kind of exercise and diet can stave off physical and mental declines as we age. Here are 10 tips for healthy aging.
Whether you’re selling your own home or helping a parent make a senior transition, staging the home can result in a better, faster sale.
Medicare advantage plans can be so overwhelming that seniors don’t enroll at all or fail to choose the best plan for them.
Bone mass may not be the sole predictor of fractures. More reason to protect bone health starting today.
Fruits and vegetables are a must for better health and longevity. When making a shopping list, be sure the often-overlooked dried plums (yes, prunes!) are front and center
One of the most important relationships for seniors is the one they have with grandchildren. GrandCamp Adventures helps families nurture the grandparent and grandchild relationship.
Get Granny and iPhone, and get one for yourself, too. These tech advances make life easier…and more fun.
Helping a senior choose the right Medicare plan is yet another hurdle. These tips can help
Health risks of too much sodium are greater than previously thought. Learn how to cut salt and, as importantly, boost potassium.
“Moderate drinking” over 65 is not the same as it is younger in life. Here’s how to find your tipping point.
These ideas will help you better manage the financial costs of caring for a loved one.
There’s little consistency and not enough compliance with drug safety warnings at major drugstores. The Consumer Reports’ statistics are shocking…and could be shockingly dangerous.
Telecare provider Independa introduces social networking reworked for seniors.
See how the NICHE nursing protocol aimed at helping older patients have a better hospital outcome has empowered nurses at Hartford Hospital to take a more pro-active role.
With the high costs of senior services, protecting retirement assets is paramount. Learn about fraud and other crimes against seniors.
These tips will help seniors plan travel and pick places that offer rich, exciting experiences in an appropriate environment.
Follow naturopathic doctor Christina Tondora as she spreads her message of cancer awareness along a 20,000-mile motorcycle journey.
When Al Thieme created the first power scooter over 40 years ago, he created a new industry. The company’s latest innovation, a foldable model that fits in a car trunk, offers occasional users a convenient mobility option.
Here are five great ways to help your dad take control of his health and improve longevity.
A new phone captioning service lets you see what the person you’ve called is saying.
Learn about best nursing practices that allow and encourage nurses and patients to connect in a therapeutic relationship that facilitates healing.
Caregiving does have health risks for the caregiver. But you can take steps to protect yourself.
The caregiving needs of people with poor vision are greater than for other seniors. One woman’s new service points out the areas that may not be obvious to family members.
A great option for helping seniors on vacation is working with a local caregiver from a visiting nurse service, like New York’s Partners in Care.
The Dr. Gourmet Diet for Coumadin Users by Timothy Harlan, MD, shows you how to enjoy healthy, tasty food and improve your health.
A closely knit neighborhood not only helps seniors avoid isolation, but it can also provide a lifeline after a stroke.
New research shows that walking at a comfortable speed on a treadmill helped people with Parkinson’s disease improve their mobility and independence.
Given the seriousness of their symptoms, people with Alzheimer’s often require around the clock care. But their caregivers need assistance, too.
Affordable senior housing as well as senior-friendly design features are needed for safe aging in place.
Baby boomers are losing their hearing at a more rapid pace than past generations, but fail to seek the help they need to alleviate the affects of hearing loss.
Research is uncovering connections between heart disease-stroke risks and brain function. Learn how addressing your risk of stroke may protect your brain’s executive function.
Up to half of all antimicrobial drugs, like antibiotics, are unnecessarily or inappropriately prescribed—possibly putting you at risk for a life-threatening illness.
Sleep apnea is about more than snoring. It could double your risk of death if accompanied by excessive daytime sleepiness.
High blood pressure can slow your walking speed over a long period of time. This side effect is important because maintaining a certain speed is vital to your independence.
Everyone over age 50 needs to participate in progressive resistance exercise to prevent muscle loss that can limit mobility and quality of life.
Retirement communities now emphasize brain health to improve quality of life. At Front Porch, life isn’t spent in a rocking chair.
The Buteyko Method shows you how to adopt lifestyle modifications that support healthy breathing and quell asthma attacks.
New treatments can correct certain forms of incontinence. A urethral support sling can provide virtually immediate and permanent relief from stress UI.
Separate studies show that depression can make arthritis pain more severe while a new treatment approach using tai chi can battle depression and facilitate healthful, gentle movement.
Studies are preliminary, but food may boost the brain as well as the body. Find a great source of brain food recipes.
Each year some 2.1 million aging Americans suffer some form of financial, physical, psychological or other abuse. Take these steps to prevent it.
Learn about tax benefits you may be entitled to if you support your parent.
Make airplane travel less taxing by planning ahead. Get tips to for a healthier flight.
With emergency room visits escalating along with the boomer population, a new concept, the Senior ER, is becoming available to meet the health needs of old Americans and offer a better level of care.
Obesity and knee osteoarthritis are chronic conditions in older Americans. Take steps to keep them from shortening years of healthy living.
Participation in both aerobic and resistance training is a key component for senior well-being. Learn how you can start a home program to stay fit.
Learn how to ensure your end-of-life wishes are met and keep loved ones from having to make these decisions for you if you no longer can.
Helping older patients reminisce helps them heal and helps nursing professionals gain valuable experience. Family members can use this powerful tool, too.
In this Q&A, neuroscience professor Michael Merzenich, PhD and Chief Scientific Officer of Posit Science explains why brain health is receiving increased attention, the significance of new breakthroughs in neuroscience and actual and potential ramifications of these advances.
We all need more sleep in winter, but sleep problems can mean we end up getting even less. Learn about certain habits that may be keeping you up at night.
As the adult child of a senior, at some point you will likely need to explore the idea of finding at-home care for your parent. Here’s how to have the conversation.
Strength training for seniors has cognitive and physical benefits—and it can be easy and fun.
Medicare Advantage rules have changed again. Top of the list: You have only until February 14 to make a change.
Learn about 10 easy health tips for seniors to help baby boomers live longer and thrive.
More seniors need to take advantage of the annual preventive health visit covered by Medicare.
Getting back to normal life a quickly as possible is a goal after an illness or injury. But more rest might be what you really need.
Universal design refers to architectural techniques used to design and build homes that accommodate all lifestyle requirements, young and old.
Caregiving for a loved one with multiple sclerosis presents different types of challenges. Learn when you might need help to be the best possible caregiver.
Though some people think of anxiety and fear as normal given the circumstances of aging, developing an anxiety disorder late in life is not a normal part of aging.
Over the last several years, older adults have been the fastest growing segment of the online population. More and more people over the age of 60 are going online and using Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Youtube.
The New Year always brings resolutions and there’s no better time for seniors take steps to avoid falls and remain mobile.
Good lifestyle habits, like regular exercise and enough sleep, will mean a better holiday season for seniors.
The first national study to give a voice to family caregivers of veterans reveals that they are twice as likely as family caregivers of adults overall to consider their situation highly stressful
Walnut Village is a full-service Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) that officially opened in October 2009 in Anaheim, CA.
Learn the 20 warning signs that older loved ones may need to stop driving.
If you are enrolled in Medicare, now is a good time to review your health and prescription drug coverage—open enrollment for joining or switching Medicare health and drug plans runs through December 31.
Healthy, functioning joints are frequently taken for granted.
New guidelines issued by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association say that people who make healthy lifestyle choices can significantly reduce stroke risk by 80 percent.
Caring for an ailing loved one can be exhausting—physically, mentally and emotionally—especially for spouses who may be aging as well.
Medicare open enrollment is underway: Get 15 tips to choose the best plan for you.
A recent AARP study found that two-thirds of adult children have never had a conversation about long-term care needs with their parents because they don’t know what information their parents need or where to find it.
The US has an 18 percent rate of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge and an alarming 76 percent of these are preventable, according to the Center for Technology and Aging.
If your parent is in the hospital, a nursing home or other healthcare facility, he or she may be at risk for contracting MRSA. However, there is something you can do to prevent it from happening to them.
Having served the communities of MetroWest Boston for over 100 years, the nurses and clinicians of the Natick Visiting Nurse Association have always sought to help people live longer and sustain a high quality of life while remaining independent in their own homes, for as long as possible.
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