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Posted on November 7, 2019 - November is National Family Caregivers Month. In the U.S., more people than ever before are providing care support for older relatives and friends. They are helping loved ones manage their health care and medications, assisting with the activities of daily living, making sure their loved ones are safe at home, or serving as an important member of their loved one’s care team at their senior living community. Caregivers help with legal and financial issues and keeping their loved ones socially connected. Sounds like a full-time job, doesn’t it? Well, many caregivers are also working full-time and taking care of their own children—a recipe for stress and overload. Their own healthcare often falls through the cracks.

Posted on November 5, 2019 - Robocalls! Who doesn’t hate them? For seniors, they are a real problem. The National Center on Law & Elder Rights has created this instruction sheet to help reduce the number of these intrusions.

Posted on October 31, 2019 - November is National Diabetes Month. This year’s theme is “Take Diabetes to Heart,” reflecting the connection between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is only one of the health problems made worse by diabetes. Read on to learn more.

Posted on October 29, 2019 - A doctor says that deteriorating computer skills may be an early sign of dementia. How can families keep older loved ones safe on their devices?

Posted on October 24, 2019 - A nurse comes into a senior patient’s room and says, “Are we ready for a shower?” “How are you today, young lady?” says a senior care aide says to a 90-year-old resident. A volunteer at an adult day center watches participants at a Senior Prom event and exclaims, “Aren’t they just adorable?” If you’re a senior, have older relative or work with older adults, you’re probably well-familiar with “elderspeak”—a style of speech younger people sometimes use with older adults that sounds an awful lot like baby talk.