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More research indicates that being overweight can be less harmful for the elderly than for younger people. In fact, dieting may not be helpful for the post-70 crowd. An Australian study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society tracked the number of deaths over 10 years in 9,200 people who were aged 70 to [...] Seabridge Bathing proudly supports the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults. Seabridge Bathing Canada is proud to be a corporate member of ALCOA, the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults. ALCOA members subscribe to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of active living as: A way of life in which physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual activities [...] Anne Rader skis. Down mountains in Colorado. With MS. And Cerebral Palsy. With a little help from a “slider”. And skiing instructor Asa McKee. Watch to see how she does it. And to find out what a slider is. The “Big Idea” is finally making its way through Medicare in Florida. Instead of putting seniors in nursing homes because they need care, the care is being brought to them, at home. They don’t need doctors or nurses, but they do need assistance with meal preparation, medication, cleaning, and so on. And Medicare is paying for it. And saving [...] Nick Vujicic has fallen down. And can’t get up. Yet. He may try a hundred times, but he always gets up. So what, you may think? Nick has no arms or legs, that’s what. Watch how Nick gets up: Visit Nick’s website at www.LifeWithoutLimbs.org Thirty-four million Americans provide care for a frail, aging family member. This number is likely to increase dramatically as the nations seventy-seven million Baby Boomers age. As a result, millions are and will be grappling with the question: how will we respond when a loved one grows too fragile to live alone? In WHEN THE TIME [...] Someday soon, older adults may not need to move into nursing homes because they’ll have a household of technological wonders to keep an eye on them when they become frail. UTA professor Fillia Makedon displays some of the equipment as Kevin Xu wears an Motion Capture suit that digitally captures human motion as they do research [...] Seniors like to remain in their own home for many reasons: the familiarity of neighborhood and belongings, the ability to keep their pets, socializing with neighbors, gardening, local markets, and more. The big intangible reason: the ability to keep one’s own independence. The alternative is an assisted living facility or nursing home. An assisted living facility [...] |
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