If you are a senior who often uses a cell phone, a tablet or a computer, chances are that you are already familiar with apps. Nowadays you can do almost anything with an app (there are actually apps for everything and they can really improve your quality of life in …
How can Seniors With Impaired Vision Watch TV?
The TV plays a big role in modern society. Movies and television shows are an enormous part of social interaction. Many people watch TV daily, and when they meet friends, they constantly talk about the latest show. So it is critical that the visually impaired community have access to this …
How to Make Money by Sharing Your Car?
What exactly is Car Sharing? If you have a car that you don’t use so much, there is an easy way to make money. You may call it car sharing in Australia, New Zealand or Canada, or car pooling and ride sharing in United States, or call it car clubs, …
How can Seniors with Hearing Impaired Watch TV?
Improving TV sound for the hearing impaired is a very common problem that seniors deal with: Due to hearing loss, they have a hard time watching television. Even with the volume at maximum level, many seniors can’t quite make out the dialogue. I remember my dad in the later years …
Seniors as Airbnb Hosts: Just Try It!
We’ve all read about millennials making lots of money on Airbnb. But Airbnb is not only for 20-something-year-olds! It’s also well known that the seniors demographic (ages60+) is the fastest growing group of Airbnb hosts. Furthermore, seniors are turning to Airbnb hosting for many reasons: maybe it’s due to rising …
Best Devices and Apps to help Seniors Manage their Medication
I can’t remember any day that my mom and my dad were not taking all those pills they’ve taken regularly in the last 20 years at least. I also can’t forget my dad’s final months battling with Cancer, when his mind was already tricking him making him forget to take …
Extremely Useful (and Cheap) Dressing Aids for Seniors
Getting dressed can be a little tricky for seniors. There are too many people around us getting older and/or having different kinds of issues – Arthritis, illness, post-surgery – that can affect their ability to get dress on their own. After all getting dress shouldn’t be a constant struggle for …
Why Do Seniors Want to Stay in Their Homes?
Most seniors want to stay in their homes as they age. Actually my grandparents, parents, older friends… it seems that every older acquaintances I have want to live in their own homes indefinitely! In fact, according to a United States of Aging survey from the AARP (formerly The American Association …
Essential Things To Know Before Buying A Medical/Hospital Bed
My mother spent years suffering after the back surgery and I had to find ways to make her to avoid pain. Choosing a right medical/hospital bed for my senior mother was something that took us a long time. In this post I will try show you things you need to …
How To Take Care of Elderly Parents Remotely
In today’s globalized world, it is very common to relocate for your job and business opportunities. That, however, does not mean that you can move away from your roots. It is equally vital to take care of our elderly parents irrespective of our location. While it is not always possible …
