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Health Benefits of Social Media for Seniors

October 13, 2020

7 Best Ways for Seniors to get Stress Relief

August 15, 2018

Aging

Kendall VanBlarcom

5 Ways to Slow Down Cognitive Decline

For many years, researchers have been studying the phenomenon of “use it or lose it.” The phrase refers to the aging process in that if you don’t use your mind, it will start to become more difficult to use it. Some studies have found that this may not be the case, and it’s more accurate to say that it just takes longer for older people to learn new information. It could also be that when you use your mind more, it’s easier to learn than if you did not. Whether “use it or lose it” is correct or not, no

Driving

Guest Blogger

Uber for Elders

There are many innovative smartphone apps out there, but perhaps one of the most popular is Uber. For those who are unfamiliar with this app, Uber immediately connects you to an Uber driver who takes you to your destination within minutes. Talk about convenience! U ber for Elders Even though the use of this app is most popular among young Millennials, Uber use among seniors has steadily increased over the past few years according to an article published in Forbes (written by an Uber driver himself). A Great Option for Seniors You may have heard the stereotype that seniors simply

Aging

Kimberly Johnson

Older People Deserve Better

“We’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take this anymore. We’re human beings, our life has value!” These famous lines paraphrased from the 1976 movie, Network, flood my thoughts over and over again as I watch people close to me grow old in today’s forever young society which makes it increasingly difficult to age in America. Like so many of my baby boomer generation, I was caught up in the youth movement- we didn’t trust authorities (due to the Vietnam War protests) and we viewed older people as frail. Boomers were the generation “that never expected to age”