Seniors For Living

This Wednesday, 43 participants at our live Twitter forum tackled a tough subject: the implications of some startling new statistics about substance abuse among seniors. We also explored the issue as it relates to caregivers of older adults.

Just how startling ...

This Wednesday, 52 participants at our live Twitter forum shared the ways they have managed difficult caregiving decisions, either on behalf of clients or for their own family members and friends. We also discussed the tough decisions facing the eldercare industry.

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This Wednesday, 57 participants at our live Twitter forum shared the ways they stay safe as caregivers, senior living professionals, and responsible individuals. We talked about everything from the dangers of driving alone, to protecting ourselves and family members online, to ...

This Wednesday, 52 participants at our live Twitter forum shared the ways they stay motivated and inspired to help others, whether as caregivers, as people in helping professions, or just as caring individuals. As usual, each attendee walked away with valuable ...

During this Wednesday's live Twitter forum, 57 participants were buzzing about the right and wrong ways to reference older adults and aging.

One of my top peeves is when speakers, journalists and others refer to an Alzheimer’s patient instead of ...

This Wednesday, 37 participants confronted a difficult but nonetheless important subject during our real-time Twitter forum: mental health and aging issues. CDC stats from 2004 say that 67% of nursing home residents have mental disorders. A recent Institute of Medicine report said 1 in 5 ...

Last week, we covered a tough topic in assisted living: mental health issues. (Read the post here.) Today at 1pm ET, we will explore that topic in more detail during our bi-monthly #ElderCareChat on Twitter, a forum that we co-moderate ...

When an aging parent or other senior loved one is in the hospital, at the doctor’s office, in assisted living, or receiving services at home, the responsibility of advocating for quality care often falls on the primary caregiver. But ...

The newest group to emerge as caregivers for seniors, joining the millions already providing care? Men.

Recognizing this trend, more resources tailored to men are popping up online, including this one -- The Male Caregiver Community (currently sponsored by Homewatch ...

On the first and third Wednesday of every month, about 60+ participants gather on Twitter for a common purpose: to engage in a real-time conversation about hot topics in elder care.

Currently in its second year (the forum was founded in ...