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Study Says Eating Mushrooms May Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

Mushrooms are one of those polarizing foods – people either love them or hate them. If your older male family member likes mushrooms, using them in more dishes could help to protect them from prostate cancer, the most common kind of cancer among men. Mushrooms and Prostate Cancer There’s currently no cure for prostate cancer,...

Have You Really Talked About Caregivers and What That Means for Your Family?

Caregivers provide support and companionship to seniors who struggle with activities of daily living. While their job is to help their client, in many ways caregivers also help families. Here are some of the things you need to bring up. Caring for a Family Member Makes a Long Day Even Longer You can’t imagine not...

Tips for Reducing Bathing Anxiety for an Elderly Adult with Dementia

As a family caregiver for one of the approximately six million people throughout the United States who are currently living with dementia, you may have noticed an increase in anxiety in your aging loved one. Anxiety is an extremely common effect of dementia, and can manifest in many different ways. For many seniors, bathing can...

Purchasing a Medical Alert System - Part 4, Final Chapter

What follows is Part 4 of a 4 Part series that will explain the variations in medical alert products and what you should know before you buy… In the final installment of our series on Med Alert Systems, we’d like to offer a few quick tips on some of the items/features that are often overlooked...

Purchasing a Medical Alert System - Part 3

What follows is Part 3 of a 4 Part series that will explain the variations in medical alert products and what you should know before you buy… We continue our multi-part series on Med Alert systems with explanations of options and features that one should understand before making a purchase.  As you’ll recall, we previously...