Vacationing as a caregiver may seem impossible, but it is an important way for caregivers to de-stress and boost their overall health.
Navigating Medicare: What is Covered by Your Plan?
Medicare is government-subsidized health insurance for individuals over 65, as well as those with specific medical conditions. According to a recent AARP article, 57 million people nationwide rely on Medicare to cover things like doctor visits, hospitalizations and...
Lottery Scams: What You Need to Know
A disheartening reality is that scammers and fraudulent companies often target senior citizens. An established and growing trend of separating the elderly from their money are senior citizen “lottery scams.” These elaborate schemes, supported by persuasive criminals...
Grandpa’s Not So Grumpy After All!
A study performed in 2012 by the University of Warwick in England found that happiness actually increases with age. The researchers measured the quality of life of more than 10,000 people in the United States and the United Kingdom using eight different factors. They...
How to Handle A Stubborn Parent
Experiencing a parent-child role reversal in your later years can be confusing, complicated and frustrating. It can be a blow to a parent’s ego to have to have their child take care of them–instead of seeing it as a necessary part of the process, they see it as...
Cooking Up Stronger Bones
From the time that you were a child, you’ve probably been told that it’s good to have strong healthy bones. Osteoporosis is a disease that makes your bones weak and fragile and unfortunately, it affects us as we age. Often times osteoporosis can go undetected until...
