Category: Tips for Seniors

Falls Are a Leading Cause of Fatal Injuries

When you think of fall, you probably think about cool, crisp weather,

Older Adults Lose $3 Billion a Year to Financial Scams

Have you ever been scammed? Scammers are often professionals

From Digital Divide to Digital Inclusion

Imagine what life was like just 20 years ago. Many people were using personal computers

Your Second Job — Family Caregiving

Many of us look back fondly to the time we got our driver’s license in our teens and were able to drive ourselves to the movies, the mall, and friends’ houses. This was our first taste of freedom.  To a senior, being able to drive represents that same sense of freedom and independence, an escape…
Read more

The Growing Impact of Isolation

This past April, the oldest resident of the U.S., Hestor Ford, passed away at 115 years old in the home she lived in since the early 1960s. She lived through sharecropping, the 1918 flu pandemic, the Great Depression, World Wars I and II, Jim Crow laws, the civil rights movement, and the coronavirus pandemic. She…
Read more

Translate »