Computer Game Boosts Seniors’ Brain Agility

As a casual gamer, I felt validated that I wasn’t just wasting time after reading a Wall Street Journal article about computer games improving the brain’s agility. The article reports on various studies of the effects of brain ...

 
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Want to Live Longer? Live in Community

Many people – especially the introverts among us – enjoy solitude. Rather than a curse, solitude is an excellent means of recharging our batteries and reveling in the beauty of silence.
 
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May Is National Elder Law Month

As we age, the importance of planning for our future health and legal needs cannot be underestimated. It starts as young parents, when we make sure we have a will or trust in place to protect our children just in ...

 
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The Financial and Emotional Impact of Caregiving

No one said caregiving would be easy – but just how heavy is the burden on those caring for their aging parents? A recent survey by eHealth, America’s first and largest private health insurance exchange, offers some insight.
 
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When Power of Attorney Goes Awry

For many seniors, aging in place is ideal – according to an AARP survey, 74 percent of people age 50 and older want to remain in their current residence for as long as possible. There’s just a certain comfort to staying in ...

 
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New Tool to Support Seniors at the Wheel

Driver “retraining” is the best strategy for improving safety at the wheel for seniors, says this Medical News Today article.

According to the piece, though many seniors struggle with memory problems, researchers observed long-term safer driving habits among older drivers ...

 
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The Most Searchable Senior Care Services

You might be surprised to learn the search term that has seen continual growth in the past decade is also the senior care option in which there seems to be decreasing interest: “nursing home.”

That’s the word from this ...

 
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Nursing Homes Needed at Florida Retirement Community

A popular retirement community that spans three counties in Florida has a need for nursing home beds, says this Orlando Sentinel news article.

Legislation has been proposed to “allow developers of the community with 100,000 residents to build nursing homes...despite ...

 
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Changes in Store for Senior Housing Construction

Assisted living communities may look nothing like hospitals or nursing homes, but their developers had to follow the same building and fire safety codes -- even if it meant “costly and sometimes unnecessary building features,” according to this new post ...

 
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The Insider’s Guide to Assisted Living Regulations

Every March, the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) updates a document called the Assisted Living State Regulatory Review. If there have been any changes to a state’s assisted living regulations, they are recorded in this document. The 2013 edition ...

 
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