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National Stroke Awareness Month

May 27, 2022

Stroke Awareness Seniors need to be advised of a recent Medical University of South Carolina report, stating approximately seventy-five percent of strokes occur in people over the age of seventy, with stroke possibilities doubling each decade after the age of fifty-five. Stroke Information A stroke is a loss of blood flow to part of the […]

Ways to Protect Skin from Summer Sun

May 16, 2022

Skin, an average of twenty-one square feet, is the largest body organ and the only organ on our outside. Every organ and body system is protected by skin. Bacteria prevention, body temperature, and using pigments to counteract the effects of ultraviolet rays are a few functions of skin. Skin requires more protection with age. Bones […]

Celebrating Senior Birthdays

May 9, 2022

Birthdays are meant to be celebrated. Goofy hats, decorations, balloons, theme cakes, and ice cream are traditional party items. Quite a few of us, however, have begun to celebrate in more moderate ways. Duplication of earlier festivities has one thinking twice as a latest census predicts people over the age of 65 could number 77 […]

The Importance of Healthy Joints in Seniors

April 29, 2022

Most recall the lyrics “your knee bone connected to your thigh bone; your thigh bone connected to your hip bone…” ad infinitum. Joints are connectors of bones and provide the support and movement bones need. Healthy joints mean healthy bones and are important to a Senior’s Quality of Life. Over one-third of Seniors over the […]

Activities for Seniors to Help Prevent Memory Loss

April 18, 2022

What was once deemed senile is now diagnosed as age-associated memory dementia, mild cognitive impairment, or dementia. Numerous studies show 40% of Seniors over the age of 65 will have some degree of memory loss. Only five to eight percent of this age group will progress to dementia or Alzheimer’s. Lifestyle: largely responsible for brains […]

National Volunteer Week: Unique Ways to Volunteer in Your Community

April 6, 2022

Volunteer: verb, freely offer to do something. The Volunteer Hub reports volunteerism has saved the United States over $184 billion dollars with one hour of volunteerism reported to be worth $28.54. Women outnumber men in volunteer work, thirty percent are baby boomers, and according to an AmeriCorps report, people who volunteer over 100 hours annually are among […]

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