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Seniors Should Beware of Storm-Chasing Scammers

After Hurricane Ian unexpectedly slammed Ft. Meyers last year, the recovery efforts were massive. The same could be said of the number of storm-chasing scammers who preyed upon the vulnerabilities of older Floridians. In the wake of Hurricane Idalia, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs reminds seniors of the common scams that target them following...

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60 Wellness Tips for Aging Adults in Clearwater – Part 2

August is National Wellness Month, and in my first blog installment, 60 Wellness Tips for Aging Adults in Clearwater – Part 1, I began by sharing 26 of those wellness tips to encourage seniors to take care of themselves for better health, wellness, and improved quality of life. In Part 2, I provide you with...

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Clarifying Cataract Facts for Aging Adults

My Mom stopped driving at night when she was in her late 50s because the glare of approaching headlights was almost blinding. Her local optometrist explained that she had developed cataracts that had worsened over time and would require surgery to preserve her vision. She was referred to an eye surgeon who performed laser surgery...

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Home Helpers® Delivers Hope to Seniors in the Clearwater Area

Hope. It’s a simple word with a huge meaning. Sir Winston Churchill once said, “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines hope as the “expectation of fulfillment or success” and “someone or something on which hopes are centered.”...

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5 Types of Dementia that Primarily Impact Seniors

Bruce Willis has been one of my favorite actors since he starred with Cybil Shephard on a television show called Moonlighting many moons ago. His blockbuster movie, Die Hard, was also one of my faves. So, you can imagine how sad I was to hear about his battle with aphasia which is further complicated by...

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Caregivers Proactively Protect Senior Independence

One of my friends who happens to be a caregiver received a call over the holidays from her younger sister’s BFF of nearly five decades. My caregiver friend knows the BFF’s family very well because both her family and the BFF’s family lived parallel to each other on parallel streets. There were 6 kids in...

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Timely Tips for Seniors Traveling by Plane, Train, or Automobile this Holiday Season

If Thanksgiving is any indication of what the 2022 holiday travel season will look like, planes, trains, and automobiles will be packed, as will the friendly skies, the rails, and the roads. In this post-pandemic era, I am noticing more people, including seniors, itching to get back to holidays with family, long weekends away, vacations,...

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Be Aware of 12 Key Indicators of Senior Needs this Holiday Season

Each year around the holidays I like to offer a friendly reminder to you about noticing the needs of your senior loved ones when you gather for holiday celebrations. After all, a lot can happen in a year and if you don’t see them very often, you may be surprised by what you discover. If...

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15 Fun New Year’s Resolutions for Seniors in 2023

I may say this every year around this time, but I’m going to say it again: where does the time go? As we embark on New Year 2023, it occurred to me that many of the elders we care for rarely make new year’s resolutions. Perhaps, it’s because they’ve seen so many new years in...

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