How Healthy Are Your Habits? We know the connection between nutrition and health, but go right on making poor dietary choices. Why? We’re bombarded by salty, sugary, high fat, low fiber options. Unfortunately, the typical American diet contributes to some of the leading causes of death and increases the risk of many chronic diseases. I’ll bet you know these: heart […]
Roses are red, violets are blue…but, you can look out your window now to see the flowers. For a gift that may truly brighten your day I offer this caregiver resource list featuring proven, beneficial strategies. Comprehensive Help Comfort Keepers®, has released a new caregiver resource to guide families on how to care for their senior loved ones and themselves. Caring […]
When do we officially become “old”? I know almost no one who has passed multiple life transitions who will admit to having reached old age. On the time line of life, we all travel from birth to death. That’s an unbreakable rule. However between those points, the time line is a slide rule. When are we no longer children? And when […]
Family caregiving after a loved one’s release from the hospital can be stressful. It can be less challenging if you are prepared before you take the ride home. My friend Stan is an active 72 year old. Usually he’s at the gym four days a week, hiking, or making repairs in and around his home. That is, until surgery to […]
We know that people have different needs at each stage of life. Overall, humans move from being very dependent beings to independence and then a turn toward relying more on help from others again. Therefore, we see a growing urgency to disrupt aging policies and procedures to more effectively use existing resources serving the aged and disabled. Very Different Goals […]
Social isolation is more dangerous for older adults than smoking 15 cigarettes per week. Why? When an older person is isolated that person is more likely to eat poorly, suffer from depression, neglect to take medication as prescribed, attempt to relieve loneliness using alcohol or drugs, suffer complications from lack of follow-up on a fall or illness Who’s Walking In […]