Leafy green vegetables may help prevent memory issues Getting older is natural, and the effects of aging are inevitable, but it’s not the...

Recreational Activities: Life in Senior Communities Age is just a number! It is definitely not an excuse to stop keeping the mind and body fit...

A Hoarder's Move to Assisted Living Compulsive hoarding can be classified as a psychological disorder often observed among individuals with...

Finding The Best Memory Care Facility There are times when a person who has memory care needs may prefer a communal living environment than being...

Alzheimer’s disease affects over 5 million Americans, and the effort to develop medication to prevent the disease in seniors have been mostly...

What makes the right assisted living facility? There are many kinds of assisted living facilities in Los Angeles. When you’re exploring...

Assisted Living and Memory Care There are so many senior care options available today in the United States. With over 26 different government...

Promising treatments on the horizon

Ask seniors about their biggest fears and most will say either not having enough money, or having dementia. Researchers have made new discoveries that show promise for healing or preventing dementia, …

Steps you can take on your own or in an assisted living community

In Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, the character Mark Antony pleads, “Let me have men about me that are fat…” Seventeenth-century thought was …

Stimulating brain and body can help keep you alert

There are many benefits to aging, such as an increased sense of happiness, multiple professional and personal achievements, and even senior discounts. As you age, you continue …

How Attitude Affects the Aging Process

In our youth-oriented, media-dominated world, there are a multitude of myths about aging, and they’re deceptive in a variety of ways. Some lure us into thinking a magic cream or trendy …

Movement is the best remedy

Karin Yehling, a personal fitness trainer for 23 years and founder of Function First Fitness, shares her extensive experience working with injuries and older bodies.

Flexibility, in and …

Women face unique challenges in caring for a loved one with dementia

There were no authorities to be alerted when Patricia Negri disappeared, because her leaving was so gradual. During the first stage of Alzheimer’s disease, …