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Helping Our Seniors: Good Deeds Go Noticed Columnist Prefers Alternative Word for “Elderly” If you want to annoy 68-year-old Nicolette Toussaint, just call her “elderly.” The Carbondale, Colorado resident and columnist for the Post Independent wasn’t fond of her 40ish-year-old neighbor describing her as “elderly.” Toussaint’s neighbor and his son were shoveling snow from her … Continue reading “Helping Our Seniors: Good Deeds Go Noticed”

Health Precautions for Older Adults Against COVID-19 As the coronavirus continues to spread, public health officials warn that adults 60 and over and those with underlying conditions remain the most vulnerable to the disease, even though it infects people of all ages. Since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mainly spreads through close contact with people, older … Continue reading “Health Precautions for Older Adults Against COVID-19”

Can Exercise Prevent or Reverse Aging? Science Says Yes. It seems nearly everyone is looking for that fountain of youth. But while there’s no way to avoid growing older, it’s becoming increasingly clear that seniors who manage to remain fit and active into their later years are much better positioned to fight the ravages of … Continue reading “Can Exercise Prevent or Reverse Aging? Science Says Yes.”

Nutrition Assistance Programs Failing for Elderly Nutrition is an important part of an older adult’s life, but federal nutrition guidelines do not address their varying nutritional needs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study. The GAO is an independent nonpartisan agency that works for the U.S. Congress. The report also stated that some foodservice … Continue reading “Nutrition Assistance Programs Failing for Elderly”

Alzheimer’s Care: Recreational Therapies Are Effective Against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related illnesses Games, sports, and hobbies are generally viewed as recreational activities enjoyed by adults of all ages. But a growing number of studies suggest that golf, chess, needlework, and other recreational activities are effective for long-term care of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and … Continue reading “Alzheimer’s Care With Recreational Therapy”

Fraud Alert | Stop Spam Calls When unknown phone numbers pop up on your caller ID multiple times a day, it’s more than likely that those are spam calls. The number of spam calls reported to federal authorities continues to grow primarily because callers can access a large number of landlines and smartphone numbers. In fact, … Continue reading “Fraud Alert | Stop Spam Calls”

Hundreds of Prescription Drugs Are Costlier in 2020 Prescription medications will cost more in 2020 now that over 100 prescription drug manufacturers raised prices on about 460 drugs, according to AARP, which reported on data analysis done by the healthcare research firm, 3 Axis Advisors. The median increase is an average of 5.2 percent, more … Continue reading “Hundreds of Prescription Drugs Are Costlier in 2020”

Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Good news about people doing good things for seniors There’s an African proverb that says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” In other words, everyone in a caring community does whatever is necessary to ensure a child’s development. Fortunately, there are compassionate neighbors who want the “village” to also care … Continue reading “Neighbors Helping Neighbors”

2 Flu Strains and an Early Flu season Have Made this Flu Season a Bad One With two prominent influenza strains now ravaging the country – including one that got off to a very early head start – the 2019-2020 flu season has turned out to be particularly severe – especially for kids. Pediatric Flu … Continue reading “2 Flu Strains and Early Flu season Make This A Bad One”

CoronaVirus Symptoms And Protecting Yourself The coronavirus, which has caused more than 3,000 deaths globally, has left the world in “uncharted territory,” World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a recent media briefing. The coronavirus disease 2019, (COVID-19), was first detected in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei Province. Ghebreyesus said the … Continue reading “CoronaVirus Symptoms And Protecting Yourself”