Recommended Reading for January 2023
Recommended reading for this new year from Choice Connections of Virginia.
10 Helpful Tips for Taking an Aging Parent to the Doctor
When you take an aging parent to a medical appointment, you wind up playing many roles. Suddenly you’re not just a concerned family member, but also a caregiver and a medical advocate.
The Connection Between UTIs and Dementia
In older people with dementia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can cause sudden behavior changes rather than the common physical symptoms. Knowing the signs of UTIs in older people can help your loved one get treated early, before the infection leads to serious health problems.
Skin Care for Seniors
With aging come many changes. Your skin is no exception. From common itches and dryness, to more serious bruising and pressure ulcers, senior skin is especially susceptible to problems.
Recommended Reading for December 2022
Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, written in collaboration with AARP, helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present.
Sundowning and dementia: how you can help reduce late-day confusion
If you are living with someone with dementia, you may notice changes in their behavior as the day wears on. These changes in behavior are often referred to as ‘sundowning’, or ‘sundowning syndrome’.
The Top 5 Financial Scams Targeting Older Adults
Scams are an unfortunate reality for seniors in America today – and they’re on the rise. Last year, the FBI reported that more than ninety-two thousand seniors in America were victims of fraud, resulting in an estimated $1.7 billion dollars lost. In defense of today’s vulnerable seniors, the National Council on Aging has provided information on the five scams considered most common:
How To Live Longer Without Exercising
Many of us have internalized negative perceptions of aging that can follow us throughout our lives. We may believe that senior citizens are uniformly grouchy and out of touch with the modern world. We likely even feel that way about ourselves at times.
Recommended Reading for November 2022
Wisdom@Work ignites an urgent conversation about ageism in the workplace, calling on us to treat age as we would other type of diversity. In the process, Conley liberates the term "elder" from the stigma of "elderly," and inspires us to embrace wisdom as a path to growing whole, not old.
Wrinkle Cream - Does It Work?
Maybe there will come a day when we can embrace our wrinkles, knowing that every line is a mark of wisdom. But in the meantime, most of us are still fighting each new sign of aging, and that certainly includes the lines on our face. Some of those creams, lotions, and serums can cost a boatload of money.