Archive for May 2016
Senior Driving Safety Wordfind
Senior Driving Safety Wordfind It would benefit all drivers to focus on being safer behind the wheel. Older adults face a special set of challenges when it comes to operating a vehicle, whether it’s on the highway or on busy city streets. Changes to vision, hearing, reflexes and cognitive health mean seniors may need to…
Read MoreTalking With Your Loved One About Incontinence
Talking With Your Loved One About Incontinence Seniors who are experiencing urinary incontinence often feel all alone. But they are not. Though the topic seldom comes up in conversation, incontinence affects more than half of women past the age of menopause, and also affects many senior men. According to the American College of Physicians (ACP),…
Read MoreConfined to Nursing Homes, but Longing (and Ready) for Home
Confined to Nursing Homes, but Longing (and Ready) for Home By KATIE THOMAS, SHERI FINK and MITCH SMITH MAY 13, 2016 Marvin L. Dawkins last week in Randallstown, Md. He spent 11 years in a nursing home before prevailing in his efforts to live at home. Credit Mark Makela for The New York Times Marvin…
Read MoreFinding Out Your Power of Attorney Is Powerless
Finding Out Your Power of Attorney Is Powerless Paula Span THE NEW OLD AGE MAY 6, 2016 You think you’ve done everything right: Your parents or other relatives have signed a durable power of attorney. Among other things, it allows you to handle their finances — taxes, bills, bank accounts, real estate sales — if…
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