Senior Care Corner

Nutrition is one of the keys to good health at all ages. We hear that all the time but not always clear signals about what proper nutrition entails. Eating right is especially important for seniors, whose changing health and needs make it particularly important to eat the right foods in the right amounts each day. […]

Which long term care facility is best for our senior loved ones? Finding the right one is a dilemma faced by many families and the number is only growing as the boomer generation ages. Yes, there is a lot of information out there on senior living facilities of all types, but pulling it together can […]

WiFi connection to broadband internet can add a lot to the health, safety and comfort of seniors aging in place, but only if they have it in their homes. That’s a role family members can fill for many seniors. Home Improvement Month is the feature topic in this episode of the Senior Care Corner Show, […]

Technology is a big part of the answer to the aging in place wish of many of our senior loved ones — and us, not only as family caregivers but as future seniors ourselves. We’re looking to the tech industry for solutions that allow living in the home of our choice safely, comfortably and in […]

Flush them, mix them with coffee grounds, just throw them out – – what ARE we supposed to do with medications that are expired or we just don’t need any more? Disposing of old prescription drugs improperly can be, as we have learned of late, hazardous to the environment. Keeping drugs that are no longer […]

50 episodes of the Senior Care Corner Show . . . and counting! We are pleased to reach this milestone, reflecting almost two years of our biweekly show, and proud that our listenership continues to grow and benefit from our work. We wanted to do something special for our feature segment of this episode, something […]

Lifesaving and other medical care policies of senior living facilities should be determined before senior loved ones move into the facilities, as we are reminded by a recent news story that has created much discussion and controversy. News reports suggest that a California woman who laid dying while the staff in her independent living facility […]

Seniors’ finances ARE under attack from those who want to take their money or make money stealing their identities to impersonate them. Our latest episode of the Senior Care Corner® Show addresses how we can help our seniors protect what they have from ID theft. Of course, everyone’s finances are under attack, but our mission […]

Mobile health is acclaimed by many as what will save the US healthcare system by crushing the cost of providing care – – if anything can, that is. Will we be ready for mobile and it’s impact on the care we receive when it gets here? Even more crucial for us, will our senior loved […]

Has it been a while since you checked out (pun intended) your local public library? Maybe it’s time! The library and library staff are underutilized resources we can use to help our senior loved ones, especially those aging in place, live healthier and more enjoyable lives. We discuss how to make use of these resources […]

The world’s largest annual innovation event, otherwise known as the International CES, lived up to its billing for 2013. Full of oohs, ahhs, gadgets — oh, and some 150,000 people — the 2013 CES was a combination of fantastic technology reality for today with hints of even more great things tomorrow. For seniors and family […]

Family caregivers do a fantastic job giving of themselves to care for others. In doing so, however, they often neglect to care for themselves. As we often discuss, the selfless act of putting their own needs last or even leaving them unaddressed hurts even the one for whom the family caregiver is doing so much […]

Technology promises safer, healthier and more comfortable lives for our senior loved ones – a promise that is growing rapidly as more tech companies discover the promise aging customers have to offer them and learn how to develop products with seniors in mind, particularly those choosing to age in place at home. Just as the […]

The 2013 International CES, the huge trade show put on by the Consumer Electronics Association, offers the most promise ever from the tech industry for seniors and their family caregivers. We are looking forward to bringing back more and better news than ever to share with the Senior Care Corner community. Besides the holiday season, […]

Only a quarter of seniors who are US military Veterans have enrolled to receive VA healthcare benefits and only a tenth of the rest feel they know what’s available to them through those benefits. Are some missing out? We can’t know unless they know enough about the health benefits to which they’re entitled to make […]

Sometimes we’re frustrated by the legalese that governs so much of our lives but it’s fact. Through the end of our lives, and even beyond, there are legal processes, decisions and documents that we have to get right. You’d think that by our senior years our legal dealings would be ramping down, but it’s just […]

Seniors, especially those with health, physical or memory issues, should sit down with the other adults in their families to openly discuss their needs and the roles of the rest of the family in assuring those needs are met. Unfortunately, those meetings – and the sharing of thoughts and feelings among family members – don’t […]

Technology – especially consumer electronics – is becoming increasingly more friendly to seniors and seems destined to be every bit as essential to their daily life as it is for many of the rest of us. In some ways it may be even more so, as it enables them to continue aging in place in […]

Two days plus packed with meeting people, learning about current resources for seniors & caregivers and gaining insight into some health innovations – plus LOTS of walking…that pretty much summarizes the working part of our trip to AARP’s Life@50+ National Event. It was held in New Orleans, so there were many distractions from work, but […]

Digital technology and the internet are leading to a number of innovative resources to help family caregivers, including those doing so from a distance, assure that senior loved ones are safe, healthy and comfortable while aging in place alone. Senior Care Corner is constantly on the lookout for resources, especially tech resources, that can help […]