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Margalit Tocher This interesting article by Mary Alward explains the healing benefits of pets for the elderly. She writes that pest can provide companionship, acceptance, a way to stay active and remain responsible, a safe home, and a social outlet. She explains that pets can be very good for senior health, especially seniors [...]
Margalit Tocher This article goes into the lives of several seniors citizens to explain how and why they decided to go digital—and are loving it! One woman, Judy Bennett, chose to conquer her fear of computers and take classes [...] August 9th, 2010 | Tags: Community, General Interest | Category: General Interest, Mental Stimulation, Social Ties | 3 comments
Margalit Tocher While many of us might see a card game or a shopping trip with friends as a simple diversion, these are activities that may help preserve the physical and mental health of the elderly. New studies [...] August 6th, 2010 | Tags: Community, General Interest | Category: General Interest, Mental Stimulation, Physical Stimulation, Social Ties | Leave a comment
The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a twelve-year study at Utah State University that showed a possibility of older married adults having a higher risk for developing dementia if their spouse has dementia.
Seniors can often have a hard time meeting new people. Most seniors have to depend on relatives and friends, or even their caregiver to introduce them. While seniors may sometimes experience difficulty adapting to technology, there is one area of technology that is really starting to catch on: online dating. Today, more and more Chicago North [...] While most of the Chicago world is now converting to the complexities of Blackberries and iPhones, Snapfon is a new gadget doing just the opposite: creating a simple phone. Snapfon may be the perfect tool to give you and your loved ones peace of mind. Let’s check out some of the features: The most important aspect that I found [...] The entire city of Chicago seems to have brightened up with the official arrival of spring. Throughout Chicago and the North Shore suburbs you see people walking without coats, and even some brave sandal-wearers! However it is important to remember that not everyone perks up with the coming of Spring - this is why we’ve prepared a [...] March 31st, 2010 | Tags: General Interest, Health | Category: General Interest, Sense of Purpose, Social Ties | Leave a comment
Now that the Chicago North Shore area’s winter seems to be mostly over, the weather is becoming perfect for that ultimate spring activity – driving. There is no experience quite like driving with your windows down and wind on your face, enjoying the neighboring you live or work in. For many seniors, however, driving is something [...] An interesting article in U.S. News and World Report today introduces a program where seniors volunteer to tutor low income children. The senior volunteers going into low income schools and help children with English and Math. Some of the participants observe that not only do they feel like they are helping others, but they are also [...] February 19th, 2010 | Tags: Community, General Interest, Health | Category: Mental Stimulation, Social Ties | One comment
A very unusual trend in exercise for seniors is springing up in the United Kingdom; playgrounds… for adults. The Associated Press recently revealed that London will soon be opening its first playground for senior citizens in Hyde Park. “Every park has a children’s playground, very few have playgrounds for adults, and none have playgrounds for the [...] February 12th, 2010 | Tags: Community, Exercise, Fun | Category: Physical Stimulation, Social Ties | 63 comments
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