Why Do Scammers Target Seniors? Every week we read new reports of widespread scams targeting seniors that cost them their hard-earned money. You might wonder: why do these scams seem to particularly affect senior citizens? And how do I avoid them, or help my elderly parent avoid them? Based on [...]
Medication Mistakes Understanding the dosage and frequency of your medication is important in preventing medication mistakes. Regardless of your age, it is very easy to forget to take your medicine, or not remember if you already took it. This is particularly true if you are taking multiple medications. Also, professionals [...]
Assistive Technology + Adult Family Living Assisted Living Services and our sister company Assisted Living Technologies have been offering complimentary assistive technology solutions to our Adult Family Living / Foster Caregiver Program (AFL) clients. The AFL program is relatively new and is under the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders [...]
Declining Speech Patterns May Be Early Indicator of Alzheimer's Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently studied speech patterns to determine if declining speech is an early indicator of mental decline. To test speech patterns, researchers had people describe a picture they were shown in videotaped sessions two years apart. [...]
The Belle+ 3G emergency alert pendant with fall detection, GPS and WiFi location technologies is now available at Assisted Living Technologies. This new emergency alert pendant is ideal for active seniors, providing confidence to live life on their own terms. Families and loved ones can locate the user online, with [...]
Good news for Alzheimer's research. The Alzheimer’s Association recently confirmed that Congress has included a $400 million Alzheimer’s research funding increase at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the FY2017 funding bill. Upon approval, this will become the largest Alzheimer’s research funding increase in history. It will also mark [...]
Is there a link between mid-life heart health and Alzheimer’s disease? Researchers from Johns Hopkins University studied 322 middle-aged people over a 20-year period to determine just that. Their research, recently published in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA), does find a correlation between mid-life heart health and [...]
The holiday season is upon us! A time for gathering with family and friends, sharing meals, exchanging gifts, or some downtime from the hustle and bustle of life. The Holidays and Alzheimer's This is the time of year children often come home to spend time with their families. They have [...]
Have you considered a membership to the Care Network Link? The Care Network Link is a one-stop resource to help you and your loved ones find the services you need to stay safe and comfortable in your own homes. Whether it is housekeeping, personal care, meal delivery, chores or modifications [...]
Health and safety concerns for seniors cause many families to stress about their loved ones living alone. Be assured that there are many options that can help your senior loved one live safely at home longer. Below are some of the top health and safety concerns for seniors and how [...]
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Melissa Holder says:
Melissa Holder says: