50 Secrets Hospitals Don’t Want to Tell You…

A recent Reader’s Digest article culled information from health professionals about hospital care. Titled, “50 secrets hospitals don’t want to tell you (but every patient should know),” the article has some great tips for anyone receiving medical care.   Here are a few of the “secrets.” To see them all, visit http://www.rd.com/health/conditions/hospital-safety-secrets/   Pick a [...]

Vitamin B12 Helpful In Combating Depression, Dementia & Anemia

Study finds that without enough B12 some seniors can be depressed, have dementia and anemia Vitamin B12 deficiency is common among seniors in long-term care, but easily remedied with screening, according to a new Canadian study. Too little vitamin B12 is linked with depression, dementia and anemia, a condition marked by too few red blood [...]

Help for Veterans Who Are In Need of Housing

The costs of senior care can be staggering. But when you need it, you need it. A move to assisted living rarely feels optional. Most people would prefer to stay in their homes if given the option, but as the needs of a senior increase and the burden put on caregivers becomes unsustainable, you have to [...]

A retirement home for dogs?

In Gaithersburg, Md., Sher Povinale owns and runs House with a Heart, a retirement home for older, unwanted dogs. With a network of volunteers and generous donors, the center has helped dozens of animals. Josh Walker, a blogger for Nextavenue.org wrote about House with a Heart recently. “We have dogs come to live with us until [...]

Expo Partner – Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, needs your help

With the new year often comes new year’s resolutions. If you’ve resolved to help make the world a better place in 2016, consider participating in medical research. An informational meeting about participating in medical research at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will take place from 2-4 p.m., Jan. 25 at the DoubleTree Guest Suites, 2601 [...]

Dementia Friendly America is on the move

Regardless of their intention or compassion, too few church congregations are equipped or can find resources to sustain support to individuals or families with loved ones with dementia. In a recent story for The Presbyterian Outlook, Cynthia Ray writes about what congregations can do to help this segment of the population. What if congregations joined [...]

KET to show love story about the challenges of caregiving

Nine to Ninety is the love story of Phyllis and Joe Sabatini, who at age 89 and 90 live in the home of their daughter, Juli Vizza, and son-in-law, where they relish time with their 9-year-old granddaughter Jacqueline. But as the family struggles to make ends meet and the grandparents’ health problems escalate, Phyllis becomes determined [...]

Want to perform a random act of kindness?

Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP recently wrote this piece about caregiving that appeared in Myajc.com, the online version of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Here’s a portion of what she had to say: If ever you’ve had the urge to perform a random act of kindness, think about aiming it in the direction of [...]

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