As seniors continue to live longer, more Americans are finding themselves falling into the “sandwich generation”: adults who are caring both for their children and their older relatives at the same time.

Psychologists are tackling negative stereotypes about aging and helping older adults embrace healthy attitudes and behaviors

Recommended reading for this new year from Choice Connections of Virginia.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’.

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:

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.