Hudson, Wisconsin (population 11,913) is a typical Midwestern river town. In particular, Hudson is safe: On a scale of one to 10, with one being the lowest, Hudson's violent crime rate is two. Hudson is where Claire and Betty Erickson grew up, married, raised their children, and prospered for 51 joyous years. Claire was the…
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Fun Activities For Improving Senior Health
Something as simple as moderate exercise and physical activity can vastly improve senior health. Some people think exercising is a punishment. Possibly you think that because you've retired, you have the right to relax all day, correct? But resting isn't an excuse for laziness; we can workout and have fun concurrently! We need to see…
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Financial Planning For the Elderly
It's no surprise that with age, seniors often experience increased limitations, the loss of certain abilities and that they require more assistance with the activities of daily living. It is equally unsurprising that one's finances largely influence the types of services and long-term care available to that individual. An experienced financial planner for the elderly…
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The Dating Game For Seniors
Is sixty the new thirty? If you ask the "baby boomer" generation one will quickly learn the most likely answer will prove to be, "You betcha!" Times have changed and senior life these days simply is not what it use to be thirty years ago especially when it comes to dating. As time marches on, those…
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Nursing Home Residents Welcome Bird Feeders
Everyone likes to watch birds at a feeder. Who can resist the sight of a black and white chickadee extracting the kernel from a sunflower seed? Or the delicate beauty of a bright yellow goldfinch perching at the feeder? But there is one group of bird watchers who particularly enjoy watching life at the feeder.…
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Geriatric Care
Geriatric care management is such a system that assists elder adults and their relatives to deal with age-related conditions. It is also called Elder Care. There are some other care system options available in the United States for elder people including helping living, nursing home, elder day care, elder societies, and old adult home care.…
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Using a Lift Chair to Age Gracefully
As our body ages, it is often common for some things to become more difficult. This can be simply caused by the way our body ages, but it is often complicated by disorders, such as arthritis, which can make bending the knees and other joints more painful. Commonly the task of standing is what becomes…
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What Activities Should Grandma and Grandpa Do?
There may be times when we forget that just because our loved one is older, doesn't mean that they don't enjoy activities. Boredom is prevalent among the elderly, which can lead to loneliness, which then can lead to poorer health and depression. But before you rush off to sign up your parents or relatives to…
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Assisted Living Homes and State Laws
At a later stage in life seniors are unable to carry out the functions that they have taken for granted for decades. They require assistance for the completion of daily activities. Diseased, paralyzed, and elderly come under this category. Assisted living homes help in achieving basic activities of daily living. These communities have obviously fall…
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Senior Dating Tips
Only the young, are not entitled to date. Those of the "third" age are just as entitled, more so, because at that point in life, they find themselves single and alone again after divorces or through widowhood.The important thing is that both young and mature are finding that when it comes to dating, the Internet…
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