Alzheimer’s disease is a tragic diagnosis for both the patient and their loved ones. Knowing that you will be deteriorating from here on in is beyond scary. Knowing that you will be losing your loved one to the ravages of this disease inch by inch cognitively and physically is absolutely devastating. Aside from Alzheimer’s prevention…
You have either been a caregiver, you are a caregiver, you will be a caregiver, or someone will care for you.” – Rosalynn Carter The former First Lady, Rosalynn Carter, knew about serving and caregiving from personal as well as professional experience. She was first to hold a caregiver conference that identified issues such as burnout…
Now that the summer is behind us, many of us view September as an opportunity to start on a new foot. It’s a time to get organized and get stuff done; stuff that you pushed off during the lazy, hazy, great summer days. As the kids go back to school with their own checklists, it…
With both the length and quality of life being extended an interesting trend seems to be emerging. We have a cohort of senior Baby Boomers alive and well who are no longer able or interested in being part of the full-time workforce. However, they are still viable and fully capable of contributing significantly to society.…
As long as there have been hills, there has been aging. With that aging comes adjustments, some large some small. The ones most affected, of course, are the ones aging – our seniors. The elderly are expected to age gracefully as the sun sets on those same said hills. Elderly loss can be oh so…
Why do the elderly have the bad rap of being grumpy and complaining? Why are they characterized as complaining old people? I mean, we all need to be polite and civil. They must have been polite when they were younger or they never would have survived! What happened to make them so unpleasant to be…
According to the 2023 International Creative Aging Summit, the purpose of creative aging is “to champion and adequately invest in older adults’ creativity and cultural agency.” Through organizations like Lifetime Arts, “Creative aging programming thrives in community settings where older adults gather around learning, social life, and enrichment. The Creative Aging Arts Education Model is…
I could not resist marking this day celebrated every year on July 23 – GORGEOUS GRANDMA DAY!! The origin stems from Alice Solomon who graduated from Wellesley College at the age of 50-years-old in 1984. She felt that society viewed women of her age and older as irrelevant and less than useful. She decided it…
Most senior citizens feel their pampering and spa days are over. They feel it is an indulgence they can no longer afford or deserve. Research shows that self-esteem climaxes and starts waning after age 60. Now that they are retired and not working outside the home, seniors feel they can do without that kind of…
Social Worker Month is March in the US and July in UK, but my philosophy on this is the same as for Mothers Day. Just as Mothers Day is EVERY DAY, appreciation month for healthcare professionals who care for us and our loved ones is EVERY MONTH! Just as parents arrange care for their children,…