If you're considering a home with accessible or aging in place features, you'll want to have a checklist of exactly what you need to include, before you start shopping. Many different floor plans or homes are called "accessible", when indeed they may not be.  An "accessible" home which has steps to a raised front porch, or [...]

You've watched your mom or dad grow increasingly frail over the years. You may have already broached the assisted living subject and heard the following: "We can't afford it," "We're not social people," "We want to live in our own home." "Leave us alone. We can run our own lives." You may have added a [...]

Silver Boomerang: Please introduce yourself (can include your current work, community involvement, achievements, how you became a Care manager, etc. Something that will make readers feel that they know you at least a bit). Tina Cheplick: My name is Tina Cheplick. I am a practicing RN with over 30 years in the field of Gerontology. My [...]

Kim Charles:I began my career as a Registered Dietitian and worked in several different healthcare settings.  Through my varied experiences, I found that I especially enjoyed working with older adults.  In order to be better-equipped to help individuals and families with the issues of Aging, I returned to college to earn my Masters degree in [...]

75 years old lady lives next door to me. She lives alone though she has 43 years old son but he has his own family and lives far ?wawy from his mother. They installed new eNeighbor system that consists of motion detector that old lady wares all the time with her and monitors with central [...]