Updated December 2025 In most cases, the need to downsize is a function of the need to move. Moving from the family home can be one of the most stressful events an older adult ever faces. Tough decisions have to be made about what to take and what to do with the things that are […]

Updated October 2025 Oftentimes, family members become frustrated if they face resistance from their elderly relatives when they suggest having help or considering another place to move. In many cases, this resistance comes from fears that seniors have while they face the challenges of staying active and independent as they age. Understanding and acknowledging these […]

The Hospice movement was started in Britain in 1967 by a physician, Cicely Saunders, who advocated pain management for the dying. Her philosophy was that dying people needed dignity, compassion and respect. and “abolished the prevailing ethic that patients should be cured, that those who could not be cured were a sign of failure and […]

The impact of one individual’s health can have a ripple effect on an entire family. Family members are caring for their loved ones in the home more today and for longer periods of time than ever before. If you are the primary caregiver for a dependent loved one, you are at risk for developing caregiver […]

Updated July 2025 The Journal of General Internal Medicine published a report in 2012 that looked at data from more than 3,000 people covered by Medicare to gauge the impact of health care cost on seniors. Researchers measured how much Medicare-eligible seniors had spent out of pocket on healthcare in their last five years alive, […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of four older adults (those aged 65 or older) falls each year.1 In 2013, 2.5 million nonfatal falls among older adults were treated in emergency departments and more than 734,000 of these patients were hospitalized. In 2020, 14 million older adults in the United […]

Updated April 2026 Does getting older really mean getting sick, debilitated, and unhappy? In this article, we will explore common myths of aging which can result in ageism, as well as the truths about aging that have stood the test of time. We will also explore physiological changes in the body that occur with age. […]

Did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults (age 65 and up)? Because fall hazards in the home is one of the leading causes of these types of injuries., securing your home (or an elderly loved […]

In the last year of our lives, almost a third of us will undergo a major surgery. Among adults over age 45, heart surgeries and surgeries on the musculoskeletal system (knee and hip replacements, for example) are most common. Once we reach the age of 65, we undergo surgeries at a rate much higher than […]