Puppy Love: Pets Offer Numerous Benefits to Long-Term Care Residents
From hotels to retail shops to the workplace, our society is becoming increasingly pet-friendly, and that welcoming attitude toward four-legged friends is beginning to extend to the long-term care environment.
Falls in Elderly Population Result in a Nursing Home 40 percent of time
But Atul also describes some factors that can help determine if someone is at an increased risk of falling.
Adult Swim: Study Finds Senior Swimmers Less Likely to Experience Falls
As the weather heats up, many people head to the pool to cool off and relax. But for seniors, there is another important, even life-saving, benefit to taking a dip.
Aging in America: A Perfect Storm on the Horizon
The need for older Americans and their families to be proactive in planning for the later years of retirement- while still healthy and independent- is more important today than ever before.
Aging in Place: A Gift to the Children?
The vast majority of care provided to seniors in their own home is provided by an unpaid family caregiver, and research shows that it can be much more costly than families may realize.
Aging in Community
Known as “resident-created retirement solutions, or intentional communities,” these retirement living options come in several varieties.