100-year-old Don Pellman set his 5th age group world-record last Sunday at the San Diego Senior Olympics. This is a great example of how age should not get in the way of our goals and aspirations. What is it that you have been wanting to accomplish? How are you letting
“Family caregivers in the U.S. provided 37 billion hours of care—worth an estimated $470 billion—to their parents, spouses, partners, and other adult loved ones in 2013, according to AARP Public Policy Institute’s new report, Valuing the Invaluable: 2015 Update.” How is family caregiving affecting you? Let us know by commenting below. http://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/press-center/info-07-2015/family-caregivers-provide-470-billion-in-unpaid-care-aarp-study.html
Last week at the White House Conference on Aging the website www.aging.gov was launched. www.ParentingOurParents.org wants you to know about Aging.gov as it was designed to provide older Americans, their families, friends, and other caregivers with a one-stop resource for government-wide information on helping older adults live independent and fulfilling lives.” You can read
The very latest study about family caregivers offers shocking news: 1 in 3 Americans is providing daily unpaid care to a family member. In 2012, adults in the United States provided more than a billion hours of unpaid caregiving every week—equal to the work of 30.5 million full-time caregivers. By
American’s Seniors are holding steady financially, thanks to the help of government funded programs that target the elderly, according this article in the New York Times. http://nyti.ms/1TMdRWu More American Seniors Fall into Middle Class than ever before. What are your thoughts on this article? Do you feel you’re a senior
ParentingOurParents (POP) makes its voice heard about elder abuse and better training and wages for those caring for our beloved seniors! http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/06/15/world-elder-abuse-day-dirty-little-secret-that-is-elder-abuse.html
Green House Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating environments for “Elders,” as they call them, that are superior to traditional nursing homes. Their notion is to create “caring homes for meaningful lives” by: building small intentional communities of 7- 10 elders with each having a private room and
Are you taking care of your aging parents in your home or theirs? If so, you may be like many of your colleagues, feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the many responsibilities you’re taking care of. Here are 5 tips that have helped others and hopefully will help you make your
Want some more good news? Here’s another important piece by Paul H. Irving of the Center for the Future of Aging/Milken Institute. It’s very well-researched and will help you to consider this: what are YOU doing to contribute to a stimulating and long life for yourself and others you love
