Rain Bird sprinklers were invented by a man named ‘Orton Englehart’ around 1933 in south California. He was a far Continue...

Many older adults are in fear of living ‘past their savings’. Elder care services, whether delivered at home Continue...

Placing a troubled, dependent relative in a nursing home is a heart-wrenchinging ordeal. To ease the way, know when a nursing home is the only answer. Deciding factors : When there is a loss of control of body functions, a loss of memory or an ina Continue...

It’s inevitable. We grow up and our parents grow older. It’s the way life works. As we grow up, we make important life decisions. Leaving your home country behind is not an easy transition to make.It’s not easy on many levels. Ho Continue...

Families with aging older adults often times worry if their loved ones are really okay. It do Continue...

Our quality of life depends on many factors: social, financial, physical. The later years of our lives should be a time of recreation, relaxation, and reflection on a life lived well. As we all know, this kind of experience takes planning.

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The three daughters were in the tennis club lounge heavily drinking and lamenting about their crazy ninety year old moth Continue...

The Diva is on the case the suitcase that is. Since Matthew is such a travel hound it is important that the baby have a Continue...

Menopause can bring on mood swings that make you not recognize yourself. You know, where the slightest request from your husband can cause you to go off. Or perhaps the cries of your child for a new Playstation game makes you lose it. For me, I w Continue...

My diminutive, white haired, 88 year old mother-in-law drives a red sports car and is now being threatened with pr Continue...

Nursing home abuse is one of the most serious problems facing this country’s elderly population. It is estimated that at least one in 20 nursing home patients has been th Continue...

The decision to put a loved one in a nursing facility is always a difficult decision. One worries if the senior will be well cared for and treated like family would treat him/her. Knowing that thousands of senior citizens are abused and neglected Continue...

A local park in Manchester has added a playground. That wouldn’t normally make the news but what is different about this revolutionary new playground is that is specifically designed for pensioners. Taking its inspiration from a simi Continue...

Few people enter into business with any thought of how they will exit the business and realize returns in their investment of time, money & resources. Most entrepreneurs are too busy getting their business to a point that it becomes a profitable s Continue...

DATELINE: DEDHAM AND PLYMOUTH, MASS…The Commonwealth Advisory Group will hold a FREE seminar for seniors and their families on June 10, 2008 at 12 p.m. at the Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway Street in Lowell. The educational seminar will pr Continue...

Advances in technology have been astounding over the last decade. Electronics are starting to be built into everything from vacuums to toothbrushes and slowly, but surely, computers will become an invaluable part of every aspect of daily living. S Continue...

Being a caregiver takes a lot of time and effort, especially if someone is caring for a person with Alzheim Continue...

In my 10 years as a senior specialist , the two questions I run into most when I’m helping people r Continue...

Everyone makes their decisions about senior housing lifestyles differently, and each situation is unique. Continue...

As America ages, more and more elderly people every year are faced with the need to make a lifestyle chan Continue...