During the Covid-19 staying at home situation, you might be reviewing current and future home improvement projects, Aging in Place Toolkit can help you in prioritizing the types of projects you might address. Some things you can do yourself. We can advise you no matter the size of the project. • L

Health innovators Dr. Didi Ray of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Dr. Micky Tripathi of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Dr. Claire-Cecile Pierre of Brigham and Women's Hospital convened for a compelling discussion on how data can be used in the best interest of

The Stanford Longevity Center has created "The New Map of Life" that makes the case for living a quality of life throughout a person's lifetime. Here is there overview and link to learn more. "In the United States, as many as half of today’s 5-year-olds can expect to live to the age of 100, and

What’s in the budget plan? The budget plan features many of President Biden’s proposals from his American Families Plan, such as: • Improved Medicare coverage that includes lower costs for prescription drugs, as well as new dental, hearing, and vision benefits • Greater access to home and community-

Aging Life Care management is a holistic, client-centered approach to caring for older adults or others facing ongoing health and aging challenges. Working with families, Aging Life Care Professionals offer answers and solutions during times of uncertainty. Their guidance helps families make decisi

Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads our nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. The theme for 2021 is "Communities of Strength." Older adults have built resilience and strength over their lives through successes, failures, joys, and difficulties. Their stories and contr

Pandemic prompts some to make room for grandparents by Kim Palmer, Minneapolis Star Tribune This article provides a great overview of how the pandemic and families are coping with family living situations.

by Zach Wichter He is a mortgage reporter at Bankrate. With so many people working from home — and opportunities to leave limited by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic — many homeowners have found their abodes wanting for more space or amenities. The result is a boom in home renovations that sho

Baylor College of Medicine Homa Shalchi, Baylor College of Medicine People all around the world are encouraged to stay home to contain the spread of coronavirus, and experts have especially urged older adults, who are at a higher risk of complications from the virus, to stay inside to protect them

During your Covid-19 staying at home, you might be reviewing current and future home improvement projects, Aging in Place Toolkit can help you in prioritizing the types of projects you might address. Some things you can do yourself. We can advise you no matter the size of the project. ❒ Large pr

September is World Alzheimer’s Month — a great time to learn more about how your amazing brain creates, stores and retrieves memories. Bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova teaches how to boost brain health in her four-week TED Course. Our brains are truly breathtaking–and perhaps the

Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health? The advice that we take 10,000 steps a day is more a marketing accident than based on science. Taking far fewer may have notable benefits. Read the article from the New York Times.

Create your caregiving plans now. As you gather this season for turkey, trimmings and togetherness, do things seem different with your parents, grandparents or other aging family members? Watch our helpful guide to learn how to help your loved ones be safe and secure. Perhaps mom or dad are forge

Studies show that those with moderate or greater hearing loss can experience an almost five to eight times greater risk for falls, four to eight times greater risk for dementia and twice the risk for depression (over three times for women). We are still learning more about why these conditions are l

1. Create a Secure Home Have a safety assessment done. Hire a carpenter to install rails; ramps or other items that help your loved one maintain their balance. Remove anything on the floor they can trip or get caught up on. 2. Install Monitoring Systems There are many home monitoring options out

I found mold in my house hiring a mold professional is a good idea?

by Michael Flood, New England Building Supply It actually doesn’t take much to turn a house into an appropriate home for older people. The principles of Universal Design outline a series of modifications that are fast becoming the new standard for construction. These ideas are designed to make bui

January 5, 2021 by Julia Weaver of Redfin Now more than ever, we’re seeing more adults choosing to live at home as they age, or what is known as aging in place. Living at home helps aging adults maintain their lifestyle for as long as possible, rather than moving into a nursing home or assisted c

During the month of November, the home care and hospice community honors the millions of nurses, home care aides, therapists, and social workers who make a remarkable difference for the patients and families they serve. These heroic caregivers play a central role in our healthcare system and in ho

You can’t care for an older family member during the COVID-19 crisis if you don’t remain healthy yourself. Read these great tips from Proactive Health Labs and Sixty and Me. https://sixtyandme.com/a-good-defense-is-a-boomers-best-offense-for-fighting-viruses/

Here is a cautionary story about how a medication that should not have been subscribed led to the death a vibrant 88 year old woman. Always ask your primary doctor about the current and new prescriptions that you or a love one is taking or might be asked to take. Aging affects how medications can ca

Go to this site to learn about how to make a home easier for wheelchair bound loved ones

AARP has created a brief overview about the importance of having a will among other documents for your loved ones. These documents include: Review of current will • Executor Name • Payment of debts, taxes and administration of an estate • Gifting to specific individuals • Distribution of assets • an

Anosognosia "Those who are conscious of being forgetful have no serious problem of memory." In the following analysis, the French Professor Bruno Dubois Director of the Institute of Memory and Alzheimer's Disease (IMMA) at La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris Hospitals, addresses the subject in a rather re

Caring for an elderly, ill or disabled family member is a 24/7/365 commitment. If you are one of the over 750,000 family caregivers in Massachusetts who care for a loved one in their home or yours, you know what I’m talking about. Helping dad get his bath. Cooking for mom. Driving your aunt to the

Seniors Using Technology and Social Media More Amid Pandemic By Life Site, Brad Breeding| March 15th, 2021 "With high levels of social isolation created by the pandemic, technology has become a lifeline for many seniors in the past year. Forgoing in-person visits with friends, trips to see family,

By Phil Lubinski, CFP® As I’ve worked with financial advisors over the years, I’ve found there are certain topics they are hesitant to deal with. Much like the famous scene from the movie Caddyshack when Bill Murray retrieves the "Baby Ruth" candy bar in the swimming pool, there are unpleasant t

“Home care” encompasses a wide array of services provided by aides, therapists, and nurses in home for a loved one or you. You might only briefly need home care to:  • Recover from an injury or a hospitalization  • Supplement services from assisted living or retirement communities  • Remain healthy

In the early part of the 20th Century, seniors were typically cared for by their families, often within a home that housed grandparents, parents and children within a mutually supportive ecosystem. An expanding economy in the 1960s and 1970s saw younger generations move to other regions of the co

Are you caring for loved one at home during the COVID-19 outbreak? Here are the latest links from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help you. Caring for Someone at Home: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/care-for-someone.html Caring for Yourself at Ho