guest contributor

Help older adults maintain their health and well-being with three ways to boost mental health

Practical Tips

3 Ways to Boost Mental Health in Seniors

Major changes that often happen later in life can increase the chances that an older person will be affected by...

Find out how adaptive clothing helps, what features to look for, and sizing and fit considerations

Products & Services

How to Find the Best Fit Adaptive Clothing for Your Older Adult

For some older adults, the daily task of getting dressed can become difficult, painful, or impossible to do independently. Joe...

Get answers to 5 top questions about the many benefits of seated exercise for seniors

Activities for Older Adults

5 Top Seated Workout Questions and 3 Simple At-Home Seated Exercises

Regular exercise helps seniors improve balance and prevent falls by increasing strength and flexibility. Exercise also improves sleep, mood, and...

7 ways to make it more affordable to pay for senior care

Paying for Care

7 Ways to Make Senior Care More Affordable

Senior care costs can add up quickly and many families struggle to pay for the care their older adult needs....

Regularly cleaning out your older adult’s medicine cabinet makes sure that their medications are safe and up-to-date

Medications

5 Simple Steps to Clean Out the Medicine Cabinet

Cleaning out your older adult’s medicine cabinet is an easily forgotten caregiving task. Hedva Barenholtz Levy, PharmD explains why it’s...

Chronic conditions or age-related changes can make getting dressed difficult or painful - adaptive clothing for seniors improves quality of life

Products & Services

3 Ways Adaptive Clothing Improves Seniors’ Quality of Life

Many older adults live with chronic conditions or age-related changes that make everyday activities like getting dressed difficult, painful, or...

Seniors can eat safely with 10 dysphagia diet recipes that are easy, tasty, and healthy

Medical Conditions

10 Quick and Easy Dysphagia Diet Recipes for Swallowing Problems

Many seniors have difficulty swallowing food or liquids. This condition is called dysphagia and can cause serious issues like aspiration...

For better rest at night, use 5 tips to improve sleep in dementia

Alzheimer's & Dementia

5 Tips to Improve Sleep in Dementia

Dementia causes changes in the brain that can worsen sleep. Someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia can experience frequent waking, troubled...

Veteran caregivers can get support from 5 free AARP resources

Stress Relief

Veteran Caregiver Support: 5 AARP Resources

These past years, veteran and military caregivers have taken on more responsibilities along with increased isolation, stress, and anxiety. Caregiver...

6 signs that your older adult needs more care and the 3 main senior care options

In-Home Care

6 Signs That It’s Time to Consider Senior Care

Understanding and making decisions about care options for your older adult can be an overwhelming task. All Home Care Matters...

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
...
13