People have always been interested in being “forever young” and today’s society is no different. We want to resist the ageing process. The speed at which we are ageing can be measured – its called biological age, or how old your body really is. The area of study which is now called longevity, and was…
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Take a Number: Five Ways to Look at Age
One for the Ages Satchel Paige was a great baseball pitcher, one of the greatest of all time. He was an African-American and, due to the racial discrimination of the time, most of his outstanding career was not spent in the (white) major leagues. However, after the historic breakthrough by the courageous and talented Jackie…
Ophthalmologists Warn that Fireworks-Related Injuries Can Cause Permanent Vision Loss
Ophthalmologists Warn that Fireworks-Related Injuries Can Cause Permanent Vision Loss American Academy of Ophthalmology and Nevada Academy of Ophthalmology urge parents to closely supervise children when around fireworks LAS VEGAS – June 26, 2013 – As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and Americans make plans to celebrate the stars and stripes with a…
EarlySense System Implementation Shown to Reduce Falls, Decrease Transfers to Hospitals and Increase the Quality of Care for Elderly in Multi-Center Nursing Home Study
EarlySense System Implementation Shown to Reduce Falls, Decrease Transfers to Hospitals and Increase the Quality of Care for Elderly in Multi-Center Nursing Home Study Clinical data presented at the 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society Waltham, MA, May 3, 2013 —- EarlySense, the market leader in Proactive Patient Care Solutions™, announced today…
Caring For Elderly Parents? Jitterbug Cell Phones & Medical Alert Devices For Senior Citizens Help! by Kaye Swain
Are you one of the many members of the never-aging Baby Boomers Generation caring for elderly parents who don’t live nearby? Or perhaps they are close, but work keeps you too busy to get over to check on them daily? Would you like something made just for them to help them in the event of…
The Best Senior Citizen Cell Phones for Our Sandwich Generation Family – How About Yours? by Kaye Swain
Recently, when I was out of town I tried to call my senior mom. I called her at the house, but got no answer. I called her Jitterbug cell phone for senior citizens and still no answer. Years of caring for elderly parents, not to mention raising teenagers, has taught me not to panic, so…
The Senior in Senior Citizens Doesn’t Automatically Mean Senile by Jeanne Gibson
I am well aware that teenagers often think that people over thirty don’t know anything. They are partially right—many of us don’t know much about things that interest teenagers, and don’t really want to. But that’s not what I meant by the title of this article. When a group is formed at church or in…
Cell Phones For Senior Citizens Help the Baby Boomers Generation Caring For Elderly Parents by Kaye Swain
Are you in the hate-to-admit-to-aging Baby Boomers Generation caring for elderly parents? Me, too! And, like me, I’ll bet you are also always on the look out for creative ways to multiply your time, easily multi-task, and find helpful tips to be able to get more accomplished with less time. One thing that has helped…
How Much Have You Changed? A Dilemma For Senior Citizens by Jerry Elrod
Now that you are 50 or 60 or 70 or so, how much have you changed? As a senior citizen in retirement, do you still see yourself as you were 10 or more years ago? What experiences, dramatic or subtle, have changed the mold you always saw yourself fitting? Here is an illustration giving proof…