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As the Baby Boomers Age

Many employees today are calling in sick - not to care for themselves or their children, but to care for their aging parents. Baby boomers are rapidly moving into the role of caregivers for their parents, but with a few extra challenges due to the changing face of our workforce. Nearly 25% of U.S. households are now involved in caring for a senior family member, spending an average of 20 hours a week in caregiving services. Nearly 65% of those individuals providing the caregiving are employed outside of the home. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, approximately 15 million days of work per year are lost due to these circumstances. These numbers are forecasted to increase since the longevity of life is being extended by modern medicine.

Introducing the Best Available Long Term Care Policy Guarantee

The biggest concern about buying a long term care policy is "what if I never need to use it?" This article explains how you can have your cake and eat it too with the best policy guarantee available.

Just Give Them a Lot of Love and You'll be Fine

Are you losing someone to Alzheimer's? Healthy ways to deal with your grief.
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Second Hand Stair Lifts

Buying second hand stair lifts is a viable and cost effective alternative to purchasing a brand new stair lift.

Skilled Nursing Homes - What Are They?

As the population of the United States grows older, many people are looking for senior care solutions. As we age, we often need certain levels of assistance and medical care. This article details one of the options available for senior care.

Assisted Living: Tips on How to Choose a Facility

It is easy to be fooled by fancy drapery or expensive furniture that may decorate a care facility. Even though a facility looks high class doesn't always mean the care provided is first class. The following are just a few simple guidelines to follow when selecting either a nursing home or an assisted living facility:

Helping Caregivers Get Comfortable Asking For Help

Often times the stress and exhaustion of taking on the care giver role is almost overwhelming and yet most primary care givers have a difficult time asking for help. Here is some information that you may find helpful in your quest to ask for some help in your daily care giving responsibilities.

Hinged Rail Stair Lifts

You need a stairlift but you have a door at the bottom of your staircase, is there a solution? An explanation of powered hinged stair lifts and their applications.

Scaling Down (almost) Painlessly

Moving to a smaller house or apartment in a retirement community almost always involves a certain degree of trauma, both for the elder who's moving and for family members. However, by planning ahead ...

Senior Living: 5 Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Falling

Every year we hear stories of seniors falling, ending up in hospitals and never fully recovering. Unfortunately, these falls often result in death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the leading cause of injury related deaths for seniors age 65 and older. Every year, approximately 35% to 40% of seniors over 65 years of age fall at least one time.