People with disabilities, physically or not, are still human beings with hearts and feelings. Judging and discriminating them because of their inabilities is transgression in its own sense. Imagine the same thing happening to you or your loved one, unfortunate and...
Is Growing Old a Disadvantage or Not?
Growing old is a phase in life that affects everyone, rich or poor. It is something that is unavoidable. Of course, senior citizens have different outlooks on this stage. Some believe that growing old can be beneficial while others think it is detrimental. But nobody,...
CNN Report on ‘Dementia Village’
Attending to an elderly loved one's normal needs can already turn out to be quite a challenge for many caregivers but imagine if he or she also suffers from some chronic illness such as dementia -- for many people, the task becomes even more unbearable that they...
Simplifying Your Life to Address Your Needs
In many cases, particularly for seniors, there comes a time that they realize the need to simplify their lives -- whether due to financial reasons, health conditions, recent retirement, and other reasons. While this may be much easier said than done, there are many...
Disabled Teenager Receives a Stair Lift as a Gift
A sixteen-year-old boy living in Dunscroft and named Joshua Fox has been suffering from Crohn’s disease for more than 14 of his life. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease affecting the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the person's anus. This...
Don’t Fall Victim to Schemes by Advantage Takers
People who are looking to earn easy-money rarely choose their victims. However, they seem to have taken a liking to senior citizens as more and more of the latter are falling victim to the crimes pulled by various advantage takers. Validate the identity of the person...
Things Seniors Should Do to Stay Healthy
People often have to adjust their activities according to their age. While there are a wide array of activities that a young adult can freely do, especially one whose particularly healthy, as we grow older, the range becomes shorter and less variations are available....
Securing Home Safety for Seniors
There's no question that home safety should be a priority among senior citizens. As people grow older, they tend to stay home more and this therefore calls for efforts to keep the house a safe and comfortable place to live in. Securing home safety involves the...
Minimizing Fall Occurrence Among Seniors
Factors that contribute to fall accidents among senior citizens are categorized into two: personal and environmental factors. In order to mitigate the occurrence of accidents, seniors have to observe necessary measures concerning the said factors. enroll in exercise...
Seniors Are More Vulnerable to Cyber Crime
Despite their many benefits, certain technological advancements have lead to various problems, particularly to senior citizens. While many developments are realized in order to be of help to people, manufacturers have paid very little attention in making them more...
Youth Technology Corps Offers Tech Skills to Seniors
Let's face it; until recently, tech manufacturers have never really paid much attention to the growing population of senior citizens, making them among the least of priorities in the development of user-friendly devices and...
A Successful Fundraiser for Seniors
It's good to know that in this day in age, people are still very much concerned with the welfare of the elderly. This was evidenced by the large amount of pledges and donations, approximately $3.4 million, collected by The Castle Peak Senior Care Center in a...
Securing Senior Citizen Safety During Winter
Winter can be a pretty stressful period for senior citizens, especially when they're living alone. While they usually like to keep to themselves warm, or say that they do, many seniors would still be better off with extra pairs of hands to help them in their daily...
Senior Citizens’ How to Stay Financially Safe
Senior citizens can easily be swayed when it comes to big and tempting offers, especially with anything that implies money savings. Unfortunately, many of these offers do not have merits and people normally have hard times trying to figure out which ones are...
Techniques for Battling Forgetfulness in Seniors
For older adults and senior citizens, forgetfulness can be their worse enemy. It can be extremely saddening whenever you can't quite remember the names of your loved ones, and annoying every time you forget where you last placed your eyeglasses. That's why seniors...
Senior Caregiving Tips
Caring for a senior citizen loved one is a very admirable job. However, not every person can be good at it, and this could eventually lead to worse scenarios. As a caregiver, you have to make sure that the things you do will affect the senior positively rather than...
Avoiding Home Accidents for Seniors
It is very wrong to assume that old age means having to stay home and simply sit or lie around just to avoid accidents. Among the most common causes of slip and fall accidents is the lack of balance which results from the absence of sufficient movement and practice....
Holiday Preps for Seniors
Despite their age and physical limitations, seniors can be just as excited about the holidays as younger adults. Though they may no longer look forward to non-working days, vacation trips, and celebrations, family gatherings are enough to make them anticipate the...
Mother Concerned about Disabled Son’s Safety on the School Bus
A mom from East Texas has expressed deep concern about her disabled son’s safety on the Colmesneil ISD bus. Her 15-year-old disabled son is the first wheelchair bound student in the school district. The school bus has no air conditioner and her son is very sensitive...
‘Tongue Piercing’ Helps Paralyzed Patients Drive Wheelchairs
Tongue piercings may not just be fashion statement these days as scientists have found a use for them that could help change the lives of people with physical disabilities. A new device is allowing paralyzed people to maneuver their wheelchairs just by flicking their...