Tag: Health
11 Innovative Ways that Senior Communities Promote Nutrition
Dining is an important experience for residents at senior living communities. It’s more than just a healthy meal; it’s also a social highlight for the residents. This is why many senior communities focus not only on the importance of healthy nutrition, which is essential for seniors, but also on making the food delicious and the…
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National Healthcare Decisions Day: What are Your Wishes?
April 16 is National Healthcare Decision Day (NHDD), a national health observance designed to emphasize the importance of planning for health emergencies and end-of-life care. NHDD encourages the public to make their wishes and expectations about medical care and end-of-life care known to loved ones and then to solidify these wishes in an advance directive…
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Parkinson’s Disease: In the Shadow of Alzheimer’s
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, an opportunity for us to honor those who are fighting this illness, whether it be the patients themselves, the medical professionals who treat the patients, or the caregivers who make a dignified life possible for those with the disease. According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF), up to 1…
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Everything You Know About Longevity Is Wrong
Researchers who tracked 1,500 people over 80 years have come to some surprising conclusions and the factors linked to longevity. Much of what we’ve been taught about how to live a long life may be mistaken. In 1921, just over 1,500 Californian children were selected to participate in a study led by a Stanford University psychologist, Dr….
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10 Medical Treatments Seniors Should Avoid (Or Question)
As consumers and advocates for our older loved ones, it’s crucial to stay informed, ask questions and get second opinions if necessary. America’s pay-per-service model of health insurance encourages providers to prescribe every test, procedure, and intervention that could be plausibly justified. The result is that many seniors are over-tested, over-treated, and over-medicated. Some medical…
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8 Exciting Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and we are featuring a series of articles about the illness that affects so many older Americans and their families. Our latest post describes the latest major scientific breakthroughs – breakthroughs that could improve the life of millions, or perhaps even one day make Alzheimer’s disease but a footnote in…
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Study Finds Seniors Get Happier with Age, Not Grumpier
Recent research indicates that mental well-being actually increases after middle age, even as physical quality of life declines. All those popular media images of grouchy old people yelling at neighborhood kids to get off their lawns? Those stereotypes are about to go right out the window—at least, according to researchers at the University of Warwick…
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10 Quick Tips to Keep the Mind Sharp
Aging takes a toll on the brain. The brain literally shrinks as we age, losing up to 10% of its size. Research on aging shows that seniors experience declines in many key areas of cognitive function. Here are 10 activities you can incorporate into your life to help keep your mind sharp and your brain…
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4 Reasons Why Independent or Assisted Living May Trump Living Alone
While remaining in the family home is the top choice of many, new research from AARP and MetLife Mature Market Institute shows that it may not be the best option for overall happiness, the family budget or quality of life in the golden years. Many people don’t want to make the move into assisted living….
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