May 14, 2026
In the U.S., almost 13 million unpaid/family caregivers are caring for someone with dementia right now. Many are doihng this without help or support from other family members.
Most family caregivers are women who live with the dementia patient. 1/4 have kids they are also providing for, placing them in the "sandwich...
May 7, 2026
Esther Greenhouse is an environmental gerontologist and longevity strategist who helps people stay independent as they age - physically and financially. As president of Silver to Gold Strategies, she advises financial and long-term care propgrams on reducing preventable caregiving needs and costs. Her Enabling Design...
Apr 30, 2026
The Alzheimer's Association released a Special Report that updates dementia and dementia care information. I have on;y read about 1/3 of the info so far, so I expect I'll have a lot more to share over the nexrt several weeks.
The industry is getting better at discovering, diagnosing, and managing dementia.
I tried to...
Apr 23, 2026
We need to decide if we're going to make our own care decisions when we can no longer live alone or independantly.
Or are we going to leave those decisions to a governement employee who must follow whatever the current government decides is approved for your care.
Medicaid is being gutted, so please don't believe that...
Apr 16, 2026
Professionals in geriatrics and gerontology define "elderly" and "advanced age" as 65 and older and those with chronic needs.
It's hard to believe I'm almost elderly?!?
The fact that there are professional specialties and new Ai tools, websites, apps and software programs focusing on this enormous age group should...