elder care

October 31, 2013

Getting a leg up on long-term care

The single best predictor of the need to go into a nursing home is how strong your legs are. —Dr. Walter M. Bortz, geriatrician; professor of […]
May 16, 2013

Caregiving tip guide is one for the books

Random acts of kindness are okay, but living and behaving kindly every single day really makes sense.—Loretta LaRoche in Squeeze the Day: 365 ways to bring […]
March 28, 2013

Intriguing brain device similar to heart pacemaker

Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but [very] important. ― Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants            […]
March 8, 2013

How seniors will save the world

Research into human longevity has been misled in large part by its heavy reliance on a core of unstated but deeply held beliefs that color old […]