Self-Driving Cars for Aging Drivers? Not Yet. June 18, 2018 by Leah Matricio Articles , Featured , Independent Living , Senior Health , Seniors & Technology - Maintaining the ability to drive is crucial to most senior’s quality of life. It helps them to stay connected to people in their respective communities. Being able to drive is an indispensable part of maintaining social ties while also having constant access to all services needed. Losing one’s ability to drive either voluntarily or for … Continue reading "Self-Driving Cars for Aging Drivers? Not Yet." How Sarcopenia (aka Muscle Loss) Affects us as we Age July 2, 2018 by David Goldstein Articles , Featured , Senior Health - Sarcopenia or loss of muscle mass not only affects the elderly, it can also deliver a major blow to public health costs. In the U.S. alone, the public health costs of sarcopenia reached $18.5 billion in the year 2000. This cost is also increasing since the elderly population also continues to grow. Why Seniors Are … Continue reading "How Sarcopenia (aka Muscle Loss) Affects us as we Age" 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?"
Self-Driving Cars for Aging Drivers? Not Yet. June 18, 2018 Articles, Featured, Independent Living, Senior Health, Seniors & Technology - Maintaining the ability to drive is crucial to most senior’s quality of life. It helps them to stay connected to people in their respective communities. Being able to drive is an indispensable part of maintaining social ties while also having constant access to all services needed. Losing one’s ability to drive either voluntarily or for … Continue reading "Self-Driving Cars for Aging Drivers? Not Yet."
How Sarcopenia (aka Muscle Loss) Affects us as we Age July 2, 2018 Articles, Featured, Senior Health - Sarcopenia or loss of muscle mass not only affects the elderly, it can also deliver a major blow to public health costs. In the U.S. alone, the public health costs of sarcopenia reached $18.5 billion in the year 2000. This cost is also increasing since the elderly population also continues to grow. Why Seniors Are … Continue reading "How Sarcopenia (aka Muscle Loss) Affects us as we Age"
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"
