Are your aging parents competent to live safely at home? There may be signs that they are beginning to need home assistance. Are they able to wake and start their day on a normal schedule? Can they prepare a nutritious...

More older Americans are living alone, but a staggering number of our elderly parents and community seniors are experiencing social isolation and dementia symptoms. Research studies have shown both loneliness, and infrequent contact with friends and family, can shorten a...

Identify the tasks your elderly parents need to live comfortably. Do they need your help? If you are asked to help with meals, it could mean anything from weekly grocery shopping to actually feeding someone who cannot manage utensils. If...

Are your elderly parents safe while living at home? This may be the preferred arrangement for all concerned family members, but the decision may not be clear-cut. Are they able to take care of themselves? Should parents move in with...

No surprise here -- illness or disability can come without warning. We all know family, or friends, who have experienced a sudden shift in their health. Lifestyle, strokes, falls can all contribute to physical or mental breakdowns and impaired...

Due to ongoing research and ever innovative technologies, Alzheimer’s and other related forms of dementia are being diagnosed earlier than ever before. - New brain scans are enabling doctors to see inside the brains of people at high risk for...

The title is probably misleading...seniors should maintain proper nutritional intake year round. But during summer months, many times the heat and humidity effect energy levels, and appetite. Similar to water intake, sometimes elders need to eat proper foods even...

If you observe that an elderly person seems hesitant to talk openly about issues related to his or her care, or caregivers, this should be a "red flag" and alert you to the potential that abuse may be occurring....

I opened my email this morning to find the following. Thought I would re-post this brief message from the Social Security Administration and "spread the word"... "July 19th through 25th marks the celebration of our second National my Social Security...

It certainly seems timely to continue our discussion on summer weather and the effects of heat. Today the air is heavy, and temperatures are pushing 90 degrees. Not an easy day to be outside...or inside without the benefit of...