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Planning to Live Like You Want To?
November Named National Family Caregivers Month
Move aside, pilgrims. November, the month that hosts our nation’s holiday for giving thanks, has fittingly been named National Family Caregivers Month by the White House. Recognizing the Important Work Family Caregivers Do Each Day This month we’re breaking bread, and honoring the family members who balance work and life to care for family, friends, […]
80-Year Old Model Rocks the Runway
An 80-year-old actor, artist, and grandfather is challenging the way the Chinese, and the rest of the world, view the elderly after his latest venture into modeling went viral. Photos and videos of Wang Deshun strutting his stuff confidently down China’s Fashion Week runway quickly captivated the world and gained him the nickname, “China’s hottest […]
Help! Mom (or Dad) is Missing? Time for a Silver Alert
Wandering and wondering go hand-in-hand when your parent is older and suffers from dementia. You wonder if they’re safe from moment to moment because older people with dementia tend to, well . . . wander. Silver Alert is a system that can help in the case of a missing older person or one who has […]
Senior Grazing – Through the Food Trucks!
Alzheimer’s Care in Nursing Homes: Moving Away From Medicating
Updated January 2026 Most people say they fear getting Alzheimer’s disease more than they fear heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer, according to a number of recent polls. And a large number even fear it more than dying. And the odds of that fear being realized seem scary, too. The Alzheimer’s Association reports that an […]
Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer’s: Drugged to Death?
Updated January 2026 Despite strict government warnings and national initiatives cracking down on administering antipsychotic drugs to older people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia, dangerous abuses persist. The practice is particularly pernicious when it occurs in nursing homes, behind closed doors, where the most vulnerable residents are rarely informed or allowed to give meaningful […]
Twiddle the Anxiety Away
If your loved one has dementia, you’ve probably seen how anxious they become, especially during the later afternoons and evenings. Sundowning is a term used to explain how dementia patients become nervous and anxious once the sun starts going down. Some very crafty ladies in Canada and the United Kingdom found a way to help […]
New Rule Changes How Nursing Home Disputes Are Aired
Updated December 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency charged with overseeing the quality of treatment in the nation’s 15,000 long-term care facilities, released a final rule in October 2016 heralding its first major regulatory reform in 25 years. The rule was slated to be phased in over three years, […]
The Three A’s for Happiness and Health
