Backing Up Your Family History

Many people living in assisted care facilities realize that they need something to keep their minds sharp. That can mean reading, doing word and logic puzzles and playing chess or other board games. However, with computers becoming more prevalent in assisted care facilities, many people have begun turning to the Internet and research websites. Many […]

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Role Models for the Elderly

This year the BBC broadcasts Attenborough: 60 years in the Wild, celebrating Britain’s favourite elderly role model.  Sir David Attenborough brought natural history into the homes of nature lovers across the UK as well as running the administration of the entire British Broadcasting Corporation.  At a time when many people are thinking of slowing down, […]

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Gadgets that Golden Guys and Gals Should Use

It’s almost immediately assumed that people over the age of sixty (even younger if they didn’t work in a relatively high-technology industry) to be totally out of touch with the digital world and the various paradigms that define it. This would include the very devices that are part and parcel of this technological domain. The assumption isn’t […]

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Fresh Activities for Senior Homes

Sarah Jennings has been taking care of others her whole life. In 2005, she moved her mother into her family home. She uses her personal experience to share with others about caring for the elderly.  She currently writes for Brookdale assisted living. We all need things to do, not least of all people who have […]

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6 Potentially Dangerous Medications for the Elderly

When we get older, our bodies change, and so does the body’s response to medicine. It’s a basic biological fact, however it tends to get overlooked, as old age is constantly deemed as something that is generally all right to be put away, as if part of an entire retirement package. But the thing is, […]

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