{Read in 4 minutes} When you think of fall, you probably think about cool, crisp weather, leaves changing colors, and pumpkin spice lattes. What you may not think of much is falls prevention. Falls prevention is an effort sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and coincides with the first day of fall in…
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{Read in 3 minutes} Have you ever been scammed? Scammers are often professionals who know how to get people to respond. Seniors are often targeted for many reasons; • they aren’t as tech-savvy, • they are more trusting, • they can be lonely, and • they may have large nest eggs. Older adults lose an estimated $3 billion…
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{Read in 4 minutes} Imagine what life was like just 20 years ago. Many people were using personal computers both in the office and at home. Cell phones were handheld but mainly used for phone calls. It wasn’t until the early 2000s that digital innovation really picked up speed. The internet became mainstream, social media…
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{Read in 4 minutes} 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…
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{Read in 3.5 minutes} 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…
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