When someone reaches their “golden years”, gone are the days of such decisions as which schools your children should go to, and a new decision appears…As a senior, should you continue to live at home or should you move into a senior community?”
Author Archive | Mai Thompson
Aging Is Great
There is something magical about the age 16 or 21, most people look forward to those milestones in their life, but you seldom hear someone say, “I can’t wait until I’m 67 or 72.”
Senior Stress Management
Everyone, from time to time, experiences stress in life, even as we become seniors. Learn what’s causing your stress, and begin to manage it with these tips.
Senior Living Friends
So many seniors move into senior living communities each year…is this your year? Maybe you have already made the move…are you happy? If you’re not, these tips will certainly help your become so…
Seniors Dental Hygiene
How’s that smile? Good dental health is important for everyone, but it’s especially important as we age, because how you care for your teeth influences your overall health. In fact, good oral health is as important as good heart health.
Conversations With Elderly Parents
Sometimes it’s difficult to have a conversation, because it’s not always easy to find something to talk about. But there is one sure fire way to get them talking and give them real pleasure.
Communicating With Elderly
It’s important to maintain good relationships with our friends or parents who are growing older…we want to maintain those relationships, and most often it requires good communication. But it isn’t always easy to communicate effectively with an elderly adult.
Lie To Someone With Dementia
You need to ask yourself, not only, is it right to lie to someone with dementia, but does it even help?
Activities For People With Dementia
None of us want to just sit and stare all the time, that why it’s important for seniors with dementia to have activities throughout the day that they can enjoy, be kept busy with and feel successful with, just like you and I do. What does your senior do all day?
Prevent Senior Heat Stroke
With summer here, and temperatures rising, (especially here in Arizona), it’s a good time to talk about preventing heat stroke, especially in seniors.