A study released this month by the National Alliance for Caregiving and UnitedHealthcare found that, “more than two-thirds of family caregivers who have used some form of technology to help them with caregiving believe web-based and mobile technologies designed to facilitate caregiving would be helpful to them.”

The iPad has become one of the most popular technology devices in recent memory. Besides the fact that the iPad is lightweight and has an extremely user-friendly interface, it’s appeal lies in the limitless supply of helpful and entertaining software applications—commonly called “apps”—available for the device. Apps vary in price, with many being free or less than $2. Apps are easily downloaded directly from the App Store within iTunes onto the iPad. Continue Reading…

A few weeks ago we offered you a list of “Reliable Senior Resources on the Internet: Government Websites”. We hope you found it helpful and informative. Today we would like to spotlight some of the valuable local organizations that you can turn to for information and assistance: Continue Reading…

This year, about nine million men and women over the age of 65 will need long-term care, and most of them will be cared for at home. For 70% of the elderly in need of such care, family and friends end up being the sole caregivers. A study by the Department of Health and Human Services states that people who reach age 65 will have a 40% chance of entering a nursing home during their lives. Continue Reading…

My company, Partners In Care, recently encountered a challenging situation. I received the following call from a client’s daughter:

“Dad’s driving skills are getting worse. I’m afraid he’s going to hurt himself or someone else. I don’t think he should be driving anymore, but he simply won’t listen to me. Please help!”

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According to some estimates, as many as 85 percent of adults in long term care facilities and more than half of all seniors cared for at home suffer from under-nutrition or malnutrition – low or dangerously low levels of protein and other nutrients. But a growing number of active, independent older adults also are malnourished, especially women who live alone, minorities and low-income seniors.
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