Senior Safety & Well-Being Checklist

She tripped over a small suitcase on the floor, and fell right into a wall. “The instant I did this, before I hit the wall, I knew what had happened,” says the 88-year-old Lang. She had broken her left hip. Hip fractures in the elderly are common. In fact, for every 10 hip fractures, about…

by Joan Lunden   When family comes together to celebrate a holiday or other special occasion, it’s the perfect time to ask questions about family history, learn more about aging loved ones and talk about wishes and goals for the future. As someone who has spent their entire career interviewing others, I’ve put together the…

5 Simple Ways To Assess The Safety & Well-Being Of Aging Parents The holidays tend to bring families together to celebrate traditions, enjoy time with one another and reminisce with loved ones. Often these family events come with the recognition that too much time has passed and quite a bit has changed since the last…

The population of American seniors is expected to double in size within the next 25 years, according to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the U.S. Census Bureau. For the next 20 years, about 10,000 baby boomers will turn 65 each day. As our aging population continues to grow, so does the demand for…

DEBBIE BURAK Debbie Burak created VeteranAid.org to provide information, free of charge, to veterans, their spouses and families. If you are a veteran, the surviving spouse of a veteran or the responsible family member of a veteran, Debbie urges you to apply for the VA Aid and Attendance Special Pension at the earliest time possible….

Driving through Rockwood Forest Estates, you wouldn’t think it was anything more than a slightly upscale suburb, says resident Elizabeth Hulteng. This neighborhood of roughly 150 homes, lush with landscaped gardens, pine forest, and protected wetlands, is part of Rockwood South, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) or “life plan community” in Spokane, Washington. Continuing…