Safe Holiday Shopping Tips For Seniors
Holiday gift shopping at malls, stores, and online can be a fun activity for seniors. While gift shopping for friends and loved ones can be an enjoyable experience, it can also be fraught with danger because of criminals and scammers who prey upon older adults during the holiday season. Here… Read More
Safe Driving For Seniors
There is a popular misconception that senior drivers are a hazard on the highways. Fortunately, the facts state otherwise. Statistics compiled by public and private transportation agencies report that people aged 65 and older are historically the safest drivers on the roads today. The one caveat for concern is that… Read More
Safe Travel Tips For Seniors
With the vacation season in high gear, more seniors are taking to the roads, trains, cruise ships, and airports to visit friends and family. The types of vacations they are taking may vary, but one thing they should all have in common is preplanning their trip to ensure it is… Read More
How To Guard Against Senior Frauds and Scams
It seems as if not a day goes by without a news story about an elderly person being victimized by fraudsters and scammers. Some of the news reports are horrific, detailing how seniors lost most or all their life savings through elaborate, illegal schemes orchestrated by criminals who prey upon… Read More
Make Technology Senior Friendly
Many seniors are set in the ways and there may be no better example of this than in their reluctance to embrace new technologies. Older adults have generally been much slower than younger generations to embrace the wonders of computers, the internet, smartphones and a myriad of other modern… Read More
Protecting Seniors from Scams
Financial exploitation of seniors is a serious problem. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly how much money senior citizens are scammed out of each year, but various studies estimate the financial losses at between 3 billion to 37 billion annually. The reason why it’s difficult to calculate losses accurately… Read More
Tips for Choosing the Best Shoes for a Parent Who Has Alzheimer’s
In the earlier stages of Alzheimer’s, your mom or dad will have no problem tying, zipping, or buttoning shoes. As the disease progresses, she may start to struggle with laces, buckles, buttons, or zippers. If that happens, you’ll need to look at shoes that are easier for her to put… Read More
GPS Tracking Could Save Your Parents’ Lives
When a Minnesota couple vanished, family members hoped for the best. Their mom had a stroke, and their dad cared for her. When he was diagnosed with dementia, the family continued to check in on them each day. One afternoon, they simply disappeared.
It was days before the family… Read More
Tips for Moving a Bedroom to the First Floor
Stairs are a problem for your dad. The bedrooms in his house are all upstairs. You worry about him climbing stairs at night, especially if the only bathroom is on the first level. He doesn’t want to move. An alternative to moving is to bring his bedroom downstairs. If there’s… Read More
What Practical Tips Can You Follow to Help Your Loved-One Avoid a Fall?
Falling is a problem for your senior not just because it can create an injury right then, but because falls contribute to future health problems for your loved-one. Helping your elderly family member avoid a fall can be as simple as going through this list and tackling each suggestion… Read More
