Elder Care ABC

By Kaye Swain When my senior dad reached the end stage of Parkinsons Disease he spent a lot more time in bed. This meant his zippered pants and jeans were not very comfortable for him. In the hunt for adaptive and “comfort clothing” for elderly men that he would like, we finally settled on a [...]

TEDxAlbany talk by David Greenberger – A Quarter-Million Forgotten Conversations

By Carol Marak Dr. Bill Thomas, a Gerontologist, tells us the boomers are set against getting old or at least we don’t value aging. What’s your opinion? I say to look around, what do TV commercials, magazine ads, and society in general tell us in the messages we receive? That youth is awesome and we [...]

George Perry – Living with Aging: Alzheimer’s, the Disease of Our Time on the TEDx channel

Recenlty, The Philips Center for Health and Well-being (www.philips-thecenter.org) contacted us to let us know they have started  a new series of infographics called the “Insight Series on Active Aging”. These offer insights, snapshots, concepts or statistics about active aging.  Visit by clicking on the graphic below:

Please enjoy this TEDx talk by William H. Thomas, M.D

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FAMILIES LACK KNOWLEDGE OF SENIORS’ MEDICATIONS AND FINANCES, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS Free “Senior Emergency Kit” Helps Adult Children Prepare For Crisis OMAHA, Neb. (May 10, 2011) – Many future family caregivers are unprepared for a senior care emergency, lacking knowledge of their seniors’ medications and important financial information, according to new research [...]

By Carol Marak How was your Mother’s Day visit last weekend? Did you walk away more worried about her health? Are you more concerned about her frailty and inability to care for herself? When celebrating holidays with our aging loved ones, adult children often walk away frustrated because the visit did not go as we [...]