June 4, 2023

How Aging Life Care Managers Help Older Adults

Shirley is a 78-year-old woman who has lived an independent and active life. She raised two children on her own after her husband passed away when they were young, and she has always taken pride in her ability to manage her own affairs. However, as Shirley has aged, she has noticed that some of the ... Read More

November 3, 2022

8 Stress-Busting Tasks for Family Caregivers

During the pandemic, the role of family caregivers increased, experts report. Caring relatives and friends spent many hours keeping older loved ones safe, providing hands-on care, transportation, shopping for their loved ones, and doing what they could to support elders in senior living communities during quarantine. They were even providing more tech support as older ... Read More

July 8, 2022

8 Questions to Ask Before Hospital Discharge

The American Academy of Family Physicians recently reported that during the past two years, many patients have put off their medical care—a “side effect of the pandemic,” they call this delay. Hospitals were often overwhelmed, as well, creating another reason some care was postponed. But now, patients are once again urged to schedule elective surgeries, ... Read More

February 7, 2022

Self-Neglect Is an Underreported Type of Elder Abuse

During a visit to their hometown, Dan and Amy visited their great-aunt. Aunt Becky was glad to see them, but they were worried at what they saw in her home. Her usually spotless house was dirty and unkempt. Though she’d always taken pride in her wardrobe, her dress was dirty and torn. She seemed painfully ... Read More