Aging At Home
Preparing for Retirement
Although retirement may seem far off for many individuals, it can sneak up on you much faster than you would like. It is important to start planning for retirement in advance, especially if you are 40 years of age or older. Today’s retirement benefits are smaller than ever, so it is important to have alternative […]
Caring For Your Elderly Loved Ones at Home
When looking after a relative who may need help after medical attention or as they become older in age, you can have the chance to help them live their life to the fullest and help them be as comfortable as possible. One solution is at-home care. In some cases as relatives become older, they will […]
Ergonomic Products For The Elderly Person’s Home
As we age, our bodies simply don’t work as efficiently. Our eyes don’t let in as much light, making it harder to see. Leg muscles weaken, making it harder to get up and down. We’re off balance more. And arthritic fingers make it harder to bend, twist, and turn in the right ways to do […]
Gadgets to Make Our Elderly Years Much More Pleasurable
The purpose of technology has always been to make the lives of humans easier. This means that if anything makes life harder, such as getting older, technology is what we can rely on to even the score. There are an increasingly large number of gadgets that seek to make the lives of the elderly easier […]
Home Care for Seniors – A Caregiver’s To-Do List
When you’re a caregiver, you have to expect the unexpected, especially when you’re taking care of an elderly patient. There are more than 50 million caregivers providing home care for the weak and elderly during any given year. To make things more hectic, only 25% of all U.S households are involved in care giving, therefore, […]