Everybody looks forward to spending time with loved ones during the holidays – nobody looks forward to the hassles of travel required to get there! Getting families together during the holidays means bringing generations together – often times your travel plans include young children or elderly loved ones… or both! Travelling in today’s era is [...]
Can you believe it’s December already? The days fly by at this time of year. Our schedules are packed with holiday festivities. There are parties to attend, gifts to buy, and family gatherings to enjoy. The holiday season is as important to our elders as it is to us – but with age [...]
Addictions can devastate families – they can tear even the most united loved ones apart and sabotage relationships. Most people recognize substance abuse among younger generations, but fail to notice the signs in the elderly population – this includes your elder’s own physician. For this reason, help for elderly parents fighting prescription drug, alcoholism or [...]
It’s a headline guaranteed to catch your attention: Alcoholism, Drug Addiction Among Seniors Expected To Triple By 2020. Today’s elders are experiencing unprecedented levels of financial and social stress. Many are choosing to cope with this stress with unhealthy methods. Alcoholism and drug addiction are very real problems among the senior population. [...]
With fall in full force, many elder care givers are aware that Medicare’s open enrollment period is near. But do you know just how near it is? This year, open enrollment begins a little earlier and ends a little earlier than in years prior. Open Enrollment 2011 begins October 15th and runs until December 7th.
This [...]
Every fall, Medicare’s Open Enrollment period allows elders and their families a chance to review coverage, explore new coverage options, and, if they wish, make changes to their plan. This is the only time of year when these changes can be made. That’s why I’m urging everyone who’s reading these words to take [...]
It can be a deeply enriching experience to receive a higher education. Many look to their time spent at a university or college as the best years of their life. However, some people feel that after they hit a certain age-mark, their time to further their education has passed.
We at Bass Eldercare disagree with this [...]
You may have noticed something different about today’s seniors. For one thing, they’re extremely active, and they’re passionate about life-long learning. One of the fastest growing demographics among college students is senior learners.
Senior learners, defined as students over the age of sixty-five, are coming to college in droves. Retirement provides the time needed to attend [...]
Ever since he was a young journalist covering the Korean War, David has been an avid newshound. He loves keeping up with the events of the day. Lately, however, his daughter has noticed that David hasn’t been spending as much time with his beloved newspapers and magazines as he used to.
When she asked [...]
Did you know that August is National Cataract Awareness Month? If you haven’t already had your senior parents’ vision checked, now is the time! Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in adults 55 and older. In fact, more than half of those over the age of 65 have contracted some degree of cataract [...]
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