Many people have a negative perception of nursing homes. They envision an institution where the residents are drugged-up and drooling. Such facilities are a thing of the past. Increasing state regulation and demand for quality care has shi…

According to the 2010 Census Bureau, people age 65 and over comprised approximately 13% of the population. By 2050 it is projected that 20% of the population will be age 65+. Additionally, over 1.4 million elderly adults are currently livi…

Facts about Medications and the ElderlyOlder Americans comprise about 13% of the population but they consume over 30% of all prescription drugs.It is estimated that 30% of the older population taking medications have had an adverse drug re…

If we were to ask an older person what his or her most important concerns for aging are, we would probably get a variety of different answers. According to surveys frequently conducted among the elderly, the most likely answers we would re…

In the world of care giving, most caregivers think that the only thing that matters is the person you are caring for. Believe it or not, this is incorrect. As I often tell my clients, you must take care of yourself first. If you are sick o…

When your family member is admitted in to a nursing home, you may wonder what goes on during a typical day. Do they lie in bed all the time? Are they getting up and getting the physical exercise they need to stay functioning? In this artic…

One of the biggest issues that people seem to have with aging parents is how to handle medical decisions. For many children of older adults, it just makes sense for them to make the decisions. Parents, after all, can sometimes be difficult…

As people get older, they tend to live in a mindset that they are never going to ‘get old’ like their parents before them did. However, this mindset is usually developed by a fear of aging, which is being instilled in many people thanks to…

Meeting new people isn’t easy at any stage in your life. However, when you’re dealing with something like retirement, where most people have already completed their social circles, it can be even more difficult to find new friends and comp…

Deciding whether it's time for elder relatives to make new living arrangements takes the keen observation and the subtle questioning of a Sherlock Holmes, says Susan Fleischer, president of the National Association of Professional Geriatri…