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Bridging the Gap: The Young Caring for the Old
When most of us hear the word ‘caregiver,’ we may picture a middle-aged woman caring for a spouse, parent or even a parent-in-law. This depicts America’s typical family caregiver according to the National Alliance for Caregivers and AARP’s Caregiving in the U.S. 2015...
Why Scammers Target the Elderly
As unfortunate as it is, with the rise in technology comes a rise in financial scams. Scams can be found practically anywhere – on the phone, in the mail and even online – resulting in millions of people losing billions of dollars to scammers every year. What is even...
Why Happiness and Trust Increase With Age
Oh, he’s just a grumpy old man and she’s a cranky old woman. We grow up hearing these stereotypes associated with people as they age. A new study at Northwestern University, however, is challenging this stereotype, finding that people may actually become more trusting...
Do You Have Your Diabetes Under Control? Most Seniors Don’t
Type 2 diabetes is slowly becoming an American epidemic. It is estimated that 30 million Americans are currently living with diabetes, including a stunning 25 percent of people over the age of 65. Type 2 diabetes can be a deadly diagnosis unless you follow doctor’s...
Air Pollution Linked to High Anxiety
The topic of climate change has been buzzing around in the news a lot lately with government leaders across the world meeting this coming December for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Even though we hear about this topic frequently, we may not pay as...
