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Holiday Spirit Minus Stress

Holiday Season is Upon Us Holiday season cannot be ignored. The music, television programs, decorations and sales promotions are all around us. Unfortunately with all the joy comes expectations and stress. After all, things do not happen by themselves, or by elves.  Here in Florida, it also a time for out of town visitors - family and friends come for the sunshine at for the holiday. This may means opening your home to out of town guests, which may also include children. ... Read more

Memory Impairement Activities

Memory Weakening - Know Their Ability Level Memory impairment due to Dementia, whether Alzheimer's, Vascular, Parkinson, Brain Injury or other cause make daily tasks more difficult.  Memory loss in aging seniors usually coexists with other cognitive losses such as reasoning, planning, sequencing - basic thinking and behavior.  It usually occurs in stages when it is due to Alzheimer's disease.  Memory loss begins with some language skills - remembering a name or a thing, not recalling information very recently given and over years ... Read more

55 Plus Senior Living

55 Plus Senior Living Communities South Florida  55 Plus Senior Living in South Florida is always expanding and new places opening.  Currently there are a little over a million beds available between Independent, Assisted, Memory Care, Group Homes and Nursing Home Living Facilities in the United States. Do the math, with ten thousand baby boomers currently turning 65 daily and people living into their 90s, well we will need more Senior Living communities. People living with Alzheimer's disease in the U.S. number over 5 ... Read more

Professionals Helping Older Adults

Medical, Financial and Legal Professionals Professionals who are degreed, licensed, certified and experienced are beneficial to guiding post retirees and elders in maintaining a good quality of life and planning for their future. As we age and get older, more medical personnel beyond our Internist crop up as we seek out more specialists: Cardiologist, Neurologist, Pulmonologist, Oncologist... get the "gist"? Elder years do trigger some diseases such as Alzheimer's and other conditions can progress such as Diabetes, Parkinson, Heart Disease and some Cancers. So, ... Read more

Snowbirds – Seniors in Florida

Winter Snowbirds Flock to South Florida Snowbirds increase the population in Florida by about 20 - 30 percent from October through April. As folks flee the cold weather up north and in Canada for the Florida sunshine. It certainly is a key component of our economy. Restaurants, shopping and even doctor offices, hospitals and Rehab Centers balloon to a fuller capacity. As nearly all "Snowbirds" are retirees and older, there are a few things to do when returning to South Florida for "season". ... Read more

Grief Process and Dementia

Grief and Dementia Grief affects you and other famiy members. One of the most frequently asked questions family members ask about when a loved one who has Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia and a loss has occurred is – “What do I say to them?”,  “Do I tell them every time they ask for the person that they have passed away?” Grief is part of life caused by loss. Each person processes feelings of grief differently whether they are of sound mind or ... Read more

Falling: Prevention Habits

  Falling and the Facts Falling risks can be greatly reduced by good habits developed to prevent falls. Fall begins September 22nd and it is also National Fall Prevention Day.  The Center for Disease Control finds that a third of seniors will fall. For many of them, it will be a life changing event. Falling can be prevented and with good habits, you or your loved one can be part of the 66%. Older adults can sustain broken bones such as: hip fractures, pelvis, leg, ... Read more

Senior Residences’ Choices

Senior Residences -After the "Why “consider the "Where"    Senior Residences  are part of  a big decision  Older Adults and their grown children need to consider when deciding the best place to reside. Most Americans prefer to remain in their own home -- for as long as possible. This is very possible for the majority of seniors. In fact, the percentage of elderly folks living in a Nursing Home (the highest level of care) is around 6 percent. So the rest are living ... Read more

Caregiving, Family or Hired?

  Caregiving - Choice or Circumstance? Caregiving is needed for several reasons, illness, disease, weakness, physical or cognitive disability, safety and so forth. Help can be needed at any time in life, though in our older age, it is more common. For millions of American families an elder parent or senior loved one will need some care at some point. A big trigger are fractures ( hip, pelvis) from falls, Alzheimer's Disease and other illnesses which affect an person's ability to care for ... Read more

Medical Equipment in Home -Familiarity with Use

Medical Equipment a.k.a. D.M.E. Durable Medical Equipment covers a lot of things, large - hospital beds to small - catheters. Many items are found in a good Medical Supply store and online. Most cities also have a secondary market through Temples, Churches, Thrift stores and so forth which will carry used equipment like: walkers, canes, wheelchairs, scooters, bedside commodes, Hoyer lifts, shower chairs or benches etc. Some medical equipment is covered by Medicare and other insurance or parts of the item. For ... Read more
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