Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder November 11, 2018 by Jennifer Grey Senior Health , Family Issues , Featured - Discovering that a parent has a hoarding disorder can be very troubling. An adult child may be shocked when they see how much “stuff” an elderly parent has accumulated over the years. Newspapers and magazines are everywhere. Each nook and cranny of the seniors home is filled with stuff from the past. Old clothes are … Continue reading "Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder" Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One? June 28, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Continuing Care , Home Care , Senior Health - When your parents graduate to the final stages of their earthly journey, they may require a bit more help than they did in their younger years. Naturally, you want to care for them as they cared for you, but you can’t watch them around the clock. You will have two options: home care or a … Continue reading "Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One?" Retirement Anxiety – Tips to Help Seniors Cope September 7, 2019 by David Goldstein Articles , Featured , Senior Health - Many seniors experience anxiety as they are nearing towards the unknown world of retirement. Financial security and health care costs are just few of the many things that trouble a senior who is about to retire. Add in the worries of inflation rates and taxes in retirement. However, financial issues are not the only ones … Continue reading "Retirement Anxiety – Tips to Help Seniors Cope" Dementia – A Caregiver’s Guide May 15, 2018 by Leah Matricio Uncategorized , Alzheimer's Care , Articles , Featured , Senior Health - Health problems abound in older adults. Health management is crucial for the elderly since there is a gripping goal to extend the life span. As people reach the sunset of their lives, they are confronted with problems especially in their health. As adults age, they are more susceptible to chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, … Continue reading "Dementia – A Caregiver’s Guide" Getting a Free Wellness Exam Under Medicare August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Senior Health - Medicare has started offering what looks like a free physical. This is good news for Medicare beneficiaries, as under the old rules, the program didn’t cover any routine exams except for the first introductory physical. But watch out—you might still get a bill in the mail. Under President Obama’s new health care law, Medicare covers … Continue reading "Getting a Free Wellness Exam Under Medicare" Probate Court 101: What You Need to Know August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Financial Planning for Seniors - A probate court oversees the distribution of assets when a person dies (called a decedent in legal terms). It adjudicates a will’s validity, enforces will provisions, and also handles the distribution of property when someone dies intestate—or without a valid will. When a will is contested, the matter is also resolved in probate court. The … Continue reading "Probate Court 101: What You Need to Know" Forced to Retire? Ask These Questions Before You Leave August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Financial Planning for Seniors - Millions of Americans have been forced to take “early retirement” packages in recent years—even in companies that are financially stable. This can be a shock, especially to employees who’ve dedicated years of faithful service to an employer. But when you’re forced to take early retirement, you have to look out for yourself first. Before you … Continue reading "Forced to Retire? Ask These Questions Before You Leave" Medical Tourism: What Is It, and Is It For You? August 13, 2017 by Jennifer Grey Senior Health - There are two types of people who travel out-of-country to get medical care. Some travel from less-developed countries to more-developed countries to get care; these are usually the wealthy looking for either the best care money can buy—or treatments that are not available in their home countries. Others, however, travel from developed countries to relatively … Continue reading "Medical Tourism: What Is It, and Is It For You?" How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important May 18, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Continuing Care , Independent Living - One of the main concerns for aging adults is getting osteoporosis and fractures. This is why it is so important to strengthen your bones and build bone density. Bones are living tissue that can continually rebuild as long as you take care of them. Thankfully, keeping bones strong is not hard to do. Ways Aging … Continue reading "How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important" 4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation May 14, 2021 by Jennifer Grey Articles , Senior Health , Senior Health Guides - When a person reaches a certain age, they often don’t have the energy they once did. They also might not have the same communication skills or awareness they once did that made socialization so much easier in their younger years. This can lead to seniors keeping themselves isolated, which can lead to deterioration of both … Continue reading "4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation"
Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder November 11, 2018 Senior Health, Family Issues, Featured - Discovering that a parent has a hoarding disorder can be very troubling. An adult child may be shocked when they see how much “stuff” an elderly parent has accumulated over the years. Newspapers and magazines are everywhere. Each nook and cranny of the seniors home is filled with stuff from the past. Old clothes are … Continue reading "Help! My Mom Has a Hoarding Disorder"
Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One? June 28, 2021 Articles, Continuing Care, Home Care, Senior Health - When your parents graduate to the final stages of their earthly journey, they may require a bit more help than they did in their younger years. Naturally, you want to care for them as they cared for you, but you can’t watch them around the clock. You will have two options: home care or a … Continue reading "Home Care or Nursing Home: Which Option Is Best for Your Aging Loved One?"
Retirement Anxiety – Tips to Help Seniors Cope September 7, 2019 Articles, Featured, Senior Health - Many seniors experience anxiety as they are nearing towards the unknown world of retirement. Financial security and health care costs are just few of the many things that trouble a senior who is about to retire. Add in the worries of inflation rates and taxes in retirement. However, financial issues are not the only ones … Continue reading "Retirement Anxiety – Tips to Help Seniors Cope"
Dementia – A Caregiver’s Guide May 15, 2018 Uncategorized, Alzheimer's Care, Articles, Featured, Senior Health - Health problems abound in older adults. Health management is crucial for the elderly since there is a gripping goal to extend the life span. As people reach the sunset of their lives, they are confronted with problems especially in their health. As adults age, they are more susceptible to chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, … Continue reading "Dementia – A Caregiver’s Guide"
Getting a Free Wellness Exam Under Medicare August 13, 2017 Senior Health - Medicare has started offering what looks like a free physical. This is good news for Medicare beneficiaries, as under the old rules, the program didn’t cover any routine exams except for the first introductory physical. But watch out—you might still get a bill in the mail. Under President Obama’s new health care law, Medicare covers … Continue reading "Getting a Free Wellness Exam Under Medicare"
Probate Court 101: What You Need to Know August 13, 2017 Financial Planning for Seniors - A probate court oversees the distribution of assets when a person dies (called a decedent in legal terms). It adjudicates a will’s validity, enforces will provisions, and also handles the distribution of property when someone dies intestate—or without a valid will. When a will is contested, the matter is also resolved in probate court. The … Continue reading "Probate Court 101: What You Need to Know"
Forced to Retire? Ask These Questions Before You Leave August 13, 2017 Financial Planning for Seniors - Millions of Americans have been forced to take “early retirement” packages in recent years—even in companies that are financially stable. This can be a shock, especially to employees who’ve dedicated years of faithful service to an employer. But when you’re forced to take early retirement, you have to look out for yourself first. Before you … Continue reading "Forced to Retire? Ask These Questions Before You Leave"
How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important May 18, 2021 Articles, Continuing Care, Independent Living - One of the main concerns for aging adults is getting osteoporosis and fractures. This is why it is so important to strengthen your bones and build bone density. Bones are living tissue that can continually rebuild as long as you take care of them. Thankfully, keeping bones strong is not hard to do. Ways Aging … Continue reading "How Aging Adults Can Strengthen Their Bones and Why It’s So Important"
4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation May 14, 2021 Articles, Senior Health, Senior Health Guides - When a person reaches a certain age, they often don’t have the energy they once did. They also might not have the same communication skills or awareness they once did that made socialization so much easier in their younger years. This can lead to seniors keeping themselves isolated, which can lead to deterioration of both … Continue reading "4 Ways for Seniors to Socialize Regularly and Avoid Isolation"
