According to the best available estimates, between 1 and 2 million Americans age 65 or older have been injured, exploited,… Read more »
Category: Prevention and Wellness Articles
The Boomers Are Coming!
Throughout the country, shouts can be heard from healthcare providers, government agencies, financial advisors, and anyone involved in the aging… Read more »
Successful Coping Therapies
Whether you are coping with a serious illness or simply the impediments of normal aging, a positive attitude may indeed… Read more »
Promoting Good Bladder Health
You wake up with burning, pressure and lower abdominal pain. You are convinced that another bladder infection has set in,… Read more »
Older Americans Month is May 2008
The United States is nearing the start of a tremendous demographic shift. Beginning in 2011, the first of 78 million… Read more »
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month
Candlelight Reflections will honor all those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders as well as all family caregivers. We… Read more »
No Shortage of Heroes (If You Know Where to Look)
Upfront you should know I am a huge Indiana Jones fan. Recently the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series… Read more »
Local, State, and Federal Initiatives Make Our Communities More Senior Friendly
In order to better serve the growing number of seniors in our area, Mecklenburg County launched a strategic plan in… Read more »
Giving Goes Both Ways
By Dr. Mary Jane Dye, Minister of Hawthorne United Methodist Church My mother said that growing old was not for… Read more »
Fun Tips to Tape Inside Your Medicine Cabinet
Relieve Headache Pain Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately — without… Read more »
