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Posted on August 4, 2015 by Robyn Tellefsen There’s no shortage of brain games for seniors, particularly online. Reputable organizations like AARP offer free online brain games so you can have fun testing your memory, attention, and language skills. Word games are designed to help you improve your vocabulary, crossword puzzles are geared toward enhancing […]
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There is often a misconception about retirement homes that discourages retirees from leaving their current homes and settling into residences catered to making their lives simpler. Many times, the concern with living in a retirement home is caused by the fear of being abandoned, feeling restricted and on someone else’s schedule, or it simply not
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For decades, Canadians have been fed a steady diet of predictions, speculations and warnings about the baby boom effect—the ways in which the nation’s largest demographic cohort would shape our society in years to come. That future is now. With the first wave of boomers now classified as seniors, we are witnessing a dramatic shift
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May is National Pet Month. Animal shelters have long struggled with finding homes for senior pets. Prospective pet owners tend to go straight for the puppies and kittens and leave the animals that are five years and up for the shelters to deal with. Some shelters and organizations have come up with a novel idea
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We asked 44 senior care experts about why only 37% of Americans think they will need long term care, yet 69% actually will. Learn about the issue and solutions. Why is there a drastic difference in people’s perception vs reality? People are in denial over aging and what comes along with
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On the first Tuesday of April, Canadians come together to recognize family members, friends, neighbours and other significant people who take on a caring role to support someone with a diminishing physical ability, a debilitating cognitive condition or a chronic life-limiting illness. Known as National Family Caregiver Day, this special day encourages all Canadians to
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Doctors are much more likely to level with patients who have cancer than patients who have Alzheimer’s, according to a report released this week by the Alzheimer’s Association. The report found that just 45 percent of Medicare patients who’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s said they were informed of the diagnosis by their doctor. By contrast,
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February 19, 2015 It can be upsetting and frustrating when a loved one with dementia forgets who his/her family members are. Sometimes it’s a case of not being able to recognize faces. Many times I have heard family members say, “He thinks I am his sister,” or “Mom thinks I am her brother.” It can
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April 15, 2014 (By Protégez-Vous in partnership with the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal) The majority of seniors use medication. Many of them even take several types of drugs every day. If this is your situation, you’ll want to read the following article, which explains how to best manage your medication more safely and
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Posted by Jill on January 23, 2015 She was found in the morning when city pound employees came to start their day. She had been tied to the post out in the cold overnight; her eyes swelled shut from infection. When a dog rescue was notified that a beautiful Golden Retriever was on death row,
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