My mother always told me not to get married at Christmas time. She and my dad eloped December 26, 1940. It sounds very romantic. Read more →

Beating Alzheimer's disease is proving to be a huge challenge, but new tests that show that the disease may start long before symptoms are noticed. If researchers are on the right path, a new test may help find the disease before damage is done, Read more →

This book should be read by every nursing home employee, from certified nursing assistants to administrators, and every government regulator and Medicaid employee. Read more →

This season is a time for memories, good and not so good. We had several loved ones die around the Christmas season. Read more →

But then, my hair curling brush, in the cautions section, said, "do not use while sleeping," so in our world of "cautions" I've learned to expect nearly anything. Read more →

However, bringing illness "out of the closet," so to speak, I think is healthy. Again, back in the day I was growing up, people would whisper something about so and so having "senile dementia," as if it were shameful. Read more →

It was obviously a murder-suicide. That much is clear. The man, in his eighties, sent his family an e-mail saying there would be "no more pain and suffering." Read more →

The following is a list of helpful tips for seniors and their family’s. Read more →

The ideal facility would be on both sites, but many good ones will not yet have attained that status. Read more →

The study showed that elders that don't get their eyesight checked regularly, and their glasses updated, showed more signs of depression. Read more →