Provide Input On Aging Services to Support Older Texans Information courtesy of | Area Agency on Aging of the Brazos Valley The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is conducting a Needs Assessment Survey to gather input from older adults, caregivers, service providers and … [Read more...]
Guilt and Caregiving
Guilt and Caregiving Dr. Tam Cummings, Gerontologist Dementia caregivers are often solo caregivers of a Person with Dementia for ten or more years before reaching out for help from skilled nursing facilities or assisted living and memory care communities. The stress, exhaustion, and intense level … [Read more...]
Protecting Against Falls In The Bedroom And Bathroom
Protecting Against Falls In The Bedroom And Bathroom Article + Photo provided by | The Center for Population Health and Aging Home, self-modification can create safer living environments More than 36 million older adults fall each year, with an estimated 8 million resulting in injuries such as … [Read more...]
Texas A&M Center Promotes Being Active For Life – For Everyone
Texas A&M Center Promotes Being Active for Life for Everyone, Every Age, Every Day Through Research, Programs, and Education Article By | Lauren Rouse Jenkins, TAMU Health Center For Population Health & Aging With a growing community of retirees in Bryan-College Station, many people don’t … [Read more...]
Low Impact, High Success: Focus On The Right Kinds Of Exercise After Age 50
Low Impact, High Success Focus On The Right Kinds Of Exercise After Age 50 Article By Erik J. Martin, CTW Features Want to enjoy a longer lifespan and continue partaking in most of the activities you love, with less pain, fatigue and frustration? There is no magic pill, operation or trendy diet … [Read more...]
Why Avoiding Diabetes Is The Key To Long-lasting Health For Adults 50+
Forever Diabetes-Free: Why Avoiding Diabetes Is The Key To Long-lasting Health For Adults 50+ Article By Lisa Iannucci, CTW Features When we reach a certain age, it’s expected that our bodies are going to change. Our eyesight starts to decline a bit and our hearing may start to go. We sleep … [Read more...]
Eat More: Growing Up Doesn’t Mean Food Can’t Be Fun
Eat more Growing up doesn’t mean food can’t be fun. Here’s what seniors need to eat to get the most from life Article By | Bev Bennett, CTW Features You probably haven’t read those encouraging words in a long time, maybe not since your teen years. Instead, as a senior, you’re admonished to cut … [Read more...]
Don’t Worry, Be Healthy
Don’t Worry, Be Healthy How stress plays a role in aging, how to deal with everyday stress and how to remove stresses from your life By Lisa Iannucci, CTW Features Work, the kids, money situations, relationship issues and the everyday grind – stress is in our daily lives and, for some of us, it’s … [Read more...]
Having a Healthy Attitude Toward Aging
Having a Healthy Attitude Toward Aging By Tricia Von Gonten, Director of Professional Relations, Comfort Keepers The Power of Happiness One could safely assume that, between being happy and sad, a majority of us would choose the former. After all, it’s when we’re happy that we tend to be more … [Read more...]
Having a Healthy Attitude Towards Aging
Article Courtesy of | Tricia Von Gonten, Director of Professional Relations, Comfort Keepers® One could safely assume that, between being happy and sad, a majority of us would choose the former. After all, it’s when we’re happy that we tend to be more productive and treat others with kindness and … [Read more...]
The 6 Stages of a Caregiver’s Journey
Caregivers travel a unique and winding road that is sometimes hard to understand unless you have traveled the same route yourself. Article courtesy of | Comfort Keepers® Caregivers travel a unique and winding road that is sometimes hard to understand unless you have traveled the same route … [Read more...]
Foods that Can Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease
article courtesy of Comfort Keepers® Heart Health as We Age As we age, the risk of heart disease can increase due to a condition known as atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis occurs when the arteries begin to narrow from plaque buildup in the arterial walls, disrupting blood flow throughout the … [Read more...]