By Angela Rocheleau It may be a topic you have already thought about or perhaps discussed with family members. The start of a new year is a good time to plan out how you choose to deal with minimizing the risk for family elders How are your aging parents or relatives doing these days? Is […]

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By Angela Rocheleau The holidays are generally a time for families to gather from near and far. Most often these gatherings bring about happy times and generate special family memories. But for those of us who are keenly aware of challenges facing our seniors, the holidays can also present new opportunities for elder family members […]

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By Angela Rocheleau One of the biggest challenges of aging at home independently is the threat of slips and falls in the home. There are measures that seniors or their family members can take to minimize the risk of accidents in the home that can lead to hospitalization, rehabilitation and perhaps the inability to continue […]

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By Angela Rocheleau No matter how old you are some things never change. When mom said, “You go wash your hands or NO dinner,” she was correct. However, a lot has changed over our lifetime — including the way food is prepared, produced and distributed. It used to be that food was produced close to […]

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By Angela Rocheleau Have you ever been carrying on a conversation and suddenly you can’t remember the name of your best friend, the movie you saw last night, or even what you were just going to say? A new Mayo clinic study of more than 2,000 men and women over 70 found that most were […]

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