Whether you care about your mom, dad or other loved ones, you want to be sure that the older adults in your life are safe in an emergency and that someone they trust is keeping track of key...
Diane Archer
Cool tech for the older set
Earlier this year, Tech50plus.com issued its annual Boomie awards for the coolest technology products that came to market for the older set, people over 50. There were awards for smart phones...
How safe is the food you eat?
How safe is the food you eat? It’s hard to say. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is leaving it to industry to ensure the safety of the chemical additives in our food. So, processed foods...
Doctors influenced by drug company money
Behavioral psychologists will tell you that none of us are immune from influence both explicit and subtle. Notwithstanding, we’d like to believe that we are free agents. A recent Pro Publica...
New White House report recommends ways to help older people...
A March 2016 report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, PCAST, recommends ways to help older adults remain independent, improving their ability to live in their...
Help a loved one age in place through hospital-church...
Hospital-church partnerships are helping to ensure that older adults can remain in their homes and age in place. Through these partnerships, hospital staff work with church volunteers to create a...
How to address the doctor shortage in the U.S.
A new report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects a doctor shortage over the next ten years of between 61,700 and 94,700, with a primary care doctor shortage of between...
STDs and safe sex in later life
Older people need to worry about safe sex as much as anyone else. No matter how old you are, if you or or your partner has multiple sexual partners, you are at risk of getting sexually-transmitted...
New White House rules help promote retirement security, but you...
Earlier this month, the U.S. Labor Department finalized rules for financial advisers regarding retirement investments, which are intended to promote retirement security in America. The rules impose...
Help spot depression in the men you love
According to the National Institute for Mental Health, six million men in the U.S. are depressed. But, men are half as likely as women to seek help for their depression or any mental health problem...