Bridging the Gap with "Forever Young" Reality TV Show

Finally! Let's close the intergenerational gap between young and old by bringing viewers a comedy that has- young and old. This show is a "social experiment" that shows what happens when energetic under 30 year olds live under the same roof with feisty seniors. Stay tuned. Click...

A Fun Greeting from Your Favorite Florida Home Care Provider!

Just wishing you all a happy mustache day :)&nbs...

You Can't Choose to Not Grow Older... But You Can Choose When to Grow Up :)

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I Still Care

I discovered this touching cartoon:   It actually reminded me of my next door neighbors, an elderly couple in their 70s. They fought like teenagers. But after the loud argument that would last almost 20 minutes, I'd hear the man say in a softened voice, "Are you hungry?...

Should Seniors Donate Organs?

  This article stood out to me because it reminded me of a time when I was a caregiver for a lady with Alzheimer's disease and we were watching a commercial about dementia. She ingenuously quipped at the commercial with, "I'm sure glad that I don't have dementia!" Finding...

Wells Fargo Sues for Foreclosure of Affordable Senior Housing

Wells Fargo sounds bad enough until you read the bit about Villa Biscayne investor Joseph Chapman the III who is allegedly another non-profiteer profiteering under the eyes of the state- until now. Single parents and young mothers will need to find other living arrangements...

Dementia Care Costs More Than Heart Disease

Dementia Care News from Boca Raton, South Florida, dementia care costs of $159 billion a year is higher than the cost of treatment for heart disease and cost of treatment for cancer! The highest payouts go to nursing homes and home health aides. A very interesting study funded...

Funny Caregiver Stories

Caregivers often share with each other funny moments they experienced their clients doing or did with them. These moments can be a delightfully great laugh and is what can really add to the bond between caregiver and Alzheimer client | dementia caregiver. When I cared for Lo,...

Push for Increased Medicaid Funding to Pay for 20,000 Jobs

Florida Hospital Association | South Florida News commissioned a report pushing for $51 million in Medicaid funding to help insure its over 1 million South Florida uninsured residents. University of Florida research confirms that receiving these funds would help lower health expenditures and stimulate the economy. So far, the proposal has been...

Get Together Support Groups for Alzheimer's

Research suggests that 5.4 million Americans are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease | beginning stages of dementia. This is a very dangerous stage for these Americans that can become depressed, isolated, and feel as if they've been boxed in and kept from driving and other...