It’s natural to want to stay at home as you grow older. The familiar can be comforting as we face the losses that inevitably come with aging, and your home is likely filled with fond memories and your neighborhood with familiar people and places where everyone knows you. However, taking …
Want to Age in Place? Useful Supports for Seniors!
So you want to stay at home to age in place but not sure if you are able to make it? With great technology geared towards seniors at home, they can remain as independent as they wish as their age. They can get almost any type of help you want …
Great Hearing Impaired Assistive Devices for the Elderly
The terms hearing Impaired device or assistive device or even assistive technology can refer to any device that helps a person with hearing loss or a voice, speech, or language disorder to communicate. These terms often refer to devices that help a person to hear and understand what is being said more clearly or …
How to Set Up Your Home for Hospice and Palliative Care
It took me a long time to finally seat and try to write this post for you. My motivation was solely for the fact that my own experience can certainly help other people. And first of all, let me say this, if you are in a stage of your life …
10 Best Budgeting and Personal Finance Apps for Seniors
Finances are a hard topic to discuss, but there’s no shame in recognizing that your current system for financial management isn’t working. Luckily, there are a number of tools available that can make the process much easier for you moving forward. Best Budgeting and Personal Finance Apps for Seniors 1. …
Free Great Apps for Seniors with Vision Impairment
Poor vision is frustrating and can mean anything from trouble seeing things up close to loss of central vision to complete blindness. It afflicts people of all ages, especially seniors. Fortunatelly, with the advent of technology and all the apps available, many low vision issues can be solved. The trick …
Best Apps for Seniors to Improve Health and Well-Being
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 Light Therapy Eases Depression and Improves Sleep Quality in Seniors
A few years ago, after reading about how Light Therapy can be a great way to improve your general mood, I got myself a big round light therapy lamp. It was winter time in Canada and I can’t really explain how that simple light has changed my life. Now I …
Great Smart Gifts for Seniors who Love Wine
My father was definitely a wine lover. I actually can’t remember him having diner without his usual glass of wine. In fact, he was the one who first told me about the many studies that show that older adults who drink 1-2 glasses of red wine a day experience health …
What to Look for in Good Ergonomic Office Chairs for Seniors
There are many advantages and health benefits of having a good office chair. A suitable office chair prevents the tiredness and discomfort associated with sitting in the same chair for lengthy times whilst at work or doing your hobbies. It is essential that seniors choose the correct office chair that …
