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Is Your City Conducive to “Successful Aging”?
Is Your City Conducive to “Successful Aging”? Does your home city provide you with the opportunities you need to age successfully? Ross Devol and the Milken institute just published a study exploring and ranking the metropolitan areas of the United States that takes into consideration more than just sunny weather and recreational facilities. Ranking first amongst [...]
Read MoreDementia: When to Know Your Loved One Needs a Senior Alert
Dementia: When to Know Your Loved One Needs a Senior Alert When we speak of dementia, we’re not referring to a simple, singular illness, but rather it represents a complex class of cognitive-related disorders. Unfortunately, there is no clear-cut cure for this type of age-related cognitive impairment, and the most one can do is try [...]
Read MoreRescue Alert of California Receives Glowing Recommendation
Breaking Medical Alert News: Rescue Alert of California™ Receives Glowing Recommendation Here at Rescue Alert of California™, we know how great a tool a medical alert system can be for seniors and their caregivers. However, when someone goes out of the way to tell us that our medical alert saved her life, we naturally [...]
Read MoreThe Best Way to Stay Fit for Seniors
The Best Way to Stay Fit for Seniors When the Nintendo Wii first came out in November 2006, the game console was a huge hit—in fact, it continues to sell well almost six years after its first launch. And for a good reason—it gave people who are usually not into video games (such as seniors) [...]
Read MoreGrandmas Make a Big Splash With Their Rendition of “Call Me Maybe”
Grandmas Make a Big Splash With Their Rendition of “Call Me Maybe” A Harvard baseball team recently made headlines with a lip sync cover of Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit song “Call Me Maybe”. The infectious lyrics make a great sing-along, and the Harvard team hits a home-run with their viral video, landing them in [...]
Read MoreSenior Emergency Alarm VS. Senior Care Housing Costs
Senior Emergency Alarm VS. Senior Care Housing Costs One of the consequences of the real estate crisis in the USA is how it is pushing the cost of senior housing to continue to rise. This happens because, as real estate prices plummet, investors or entrepreneurs or even existing senior care nursing facilities are scared away [...]
Read MoreSmart, Life-saving Travel Tips for Seniors
Smart, Life-saving Travel Tips for Seniors Seniors are not forbidden to travel—if their physical condition and health allow it. If anything, seniors deserve to spend their time in enjoyment—they have reached that point in life when no one can frown on them for just trying to have some fun. But senior citizens are not exactly [...]
Read MoreSeniors Who Live Alone Must Have a Medical Alert
Seniors Who Live Alone Must Have a Medical Alert A caregiver’s dilemma is often convincing a senior parent about the absolute necessity of using a medical alert. Sons and daughters, worried about the welfare and safety of their aging parent, are able to immediately identify the benefits of using a medical alert system, whereas the [...]
Read MoreA Senior Alarm System is Vital for Helping Seniors Live Independently
A Senior Alarm System is Vital for Helping Seniors Live Independently If there is anyone who can directly help a senior in regaining control of their own lives, it would be the caregiver. Of course, there are two sides to this: the caregiver can make their patient depend solely on them, or they can empower [...]
Read MoreMedical Alert Systems Are the Solution for Seniors
Medical Alert Systems Are the Solution for Seniors When we read the newspaper on a typical morning, what overwhelm us are various “breath-taking” news reports: spectacular road accidents, murders, political scandals, dire predictions about the weather and the global climate, and unfathomable economic doldrums. What we barely notice—often because most incidents are left unreported—are the [...]
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