About Aging Parents: Book Review: A Guide for Caregiving

I am pleased to call Tina Marrelli, MSN, MA, RN, FAAN, a friend. She is also a fabulous award-winning, best-selling ...
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The Best Gifts for Your Grandkids: Fun, Practical, and Personal

Finding the perfect gift for your grandchild can be a challenge. You want to choose something they will love, but ...
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Daily journals while living in a locked dementia unit: Days 1 and 2

by, Jim Vanden Bosch, Guest Blogger Prologue Recently, I arranged with the administration of a local nursing home for me ...
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THE CAREGIVERS’ LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Perfect Fake Independence

 The other day I was browsing facebook posts in an online caregiver support group when I read,  “My mother was ...
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27 Proven Preventive Health Screening Tests for Seniors

This is the fifth in a series of posts covering the Healthy Aging Checklist, which is my list of six fundamental ...
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Consider ever-changing tech hurdles for older adults

The more technology changes, it’s a step back for some.  You probably think the inevitability of tech change is mostly positive. ...
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THE CAREGIVERS’ LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: A Man Finds His Purpose in Caregiving | Ousmane

Lately I’ve been talking about “slivers of time” for self-care or reflection. If you can find half an hour today, ...
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6 Common Medication Problems in Aging, & What You Can Do

If you’re helping an older person with health and healthcare, chances are that person is taking at least a few ...
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Dave Walker – Forever Young: Honey Juniors guard of honour at ‘Town’ match

 All excited as the coach tries to herd them into the stadium. Town legend ‘Boothy’ has a kind word – ...
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The Effects of Diet on Life Expectancy – Fight Aging!

It is somewhat interesting to see a careful analysis of diet and life expectancy, using the sizable UK Biobank ...
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