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UNPREPARED FOR AGING AND CAREGIVING

When I became the primary caregiver for both of my parents in 2005, I did not even realize it was happening. Each time I had a problem I did my research and made the best decision I could at the moment. The great challenge was not the lack of information. It was too much information. How I longed for a central source to give me authoritative, well-researched answers... more

  • Real Life Dementia Experience: Try AlzConnected.org

    Real Life Dementia Experience: Try AlzConnected.org

    Real Life Dementia Experience: Try AlzConnected.org
  • Letting Go for a Happy Old Age

    Letting Go for a Happy Old Age

    Letting Go for a Happy Old Age
  • Senior Helpers: The Virtual Exercise Coach

    Senior Helpers: The Virtual Exercise Coach

    Senior Helpers: The Virtual Exercise Coach
  • Heard it Through the Grapevine: Senior Discounts

    Heard it Through the Grapevine: Senior Discounts

    Heard it Through the Grapevine: Senior Discounts
  • Longevity Factor: How Much Do You Laugh?

    Longevity Factor: How Much Do You Laugh?

    Longevity Factor: How Much Do You Laugh?
  • Social Security Online

    Social Security Online

    Social Security Online
  • Johanna Quaas…So, what have YOU done lately?

    Johanna Quaas…So, what have YOU done lately?

    Johanna Quaas...So, what have YOU done lately?

Featured Articles
  • Challenges, Featured

    Posted on June 12th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Join the Civilian Corps for Aging
    One of my goals for ElderAuthority.com is to have it be a FREE and SHARABLE repository for grassroots wisdom about all things aging.  We are not there yet.   ElderAuthority receives lots of private comments and thank you’s.  These are great, but we can only share the comments you provide through the site.  One of the greatest gifts you can give your fellow Boomers is the benefit of your experience.
    We live in a world with 78 million Baby… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on June 5th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Letting Go for a Happy Old Age

     
    Letting Go of Attachments in Old Age
    Steve Taylor, in Psychology Today points out that, “We fear old age because we see it as a process of loss, of having to let go of things which we depend on for our well-being.  But it’s this very process which actually causes the well-being of our later years.”  Psychological attachments, such as hopes and ambitions which normally support our sense of identity,  fall away.  “At the end of their working… More

  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on May 29th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Senior Helpers: The Virtual Exercise Coach

    Image by Andrew Mason via Flickr

    Affordable Coaching for Seniors Needed
    Health maintenance is a key longevity factor as well as an essential quality of life component for senior citizens.  We have all received the memo that we can influence our health through consistent exercise and good nutrition.
    Motivational coaching, personalized feedback, goal setting, and patient education have been used successfully to bring about long-term changes in diet and activity. Delivering these aids by traditional… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on May 22nd, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Heard it Through the Grapevine: Senior Discounts

    Ask for Your Senior Discount
    Money is high on the list of worries for senior citizens, caregivers, and families. We are going to need every penny we can get.  One of the bright spots in aging is that lots of things are FREE or discounted for seniors.  But YOU must ASK  for your senior discounts!

    There are discounts for  restaurants, supermarkets, department stores, travel deals and other types of offers giving various discounts with different age requirements.  Some of… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on May 19th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Longevity Factor: How Much Do You Laugh?

    Laughter is a Longevity Factor
    Researchers in Norway found that near death patients who maintained a good sense of humor increased their odds of survival—by 31 percent!
    Caregivers: How much do you laugh?  Invalids: How much do you laugh?
    Humor expert Allen Klein gives this advice for increasing the laughter in your life.
    Place Laughter Reminders
    Hmmm.  I need to do this.  I think I will start with putting pictures of laughing animals on my office walls.  That should give… More

  • Featured, Quality of Life

    Posted on May 15th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Social Security Online

    Social Security Online Simplifies Life
    Wahoo!  Yeehaw!  The bad old days of standing in  line at the Social Security Office are a thing of the past.  The Social Security Administration website now gives you access to your information through “my Social Security” and allows you to make changes from home.  There’s no need to drive to a local Social Security office or wait for an appointment with a Social Security representative.
    Set Up a “my Social… More

  • ElderCare, Featured

    Posted on May 7th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    CareZone: Eldercare Harbinger of Hope (Part 2)

    Continued from CareZone: Eldercare Harbinger of Hope (Part 1)
    World’s Oldest Social Network
    Jonathan Schwartz, the former chief executive of Sun Microsystems and co-founder of CareZone, says, ”The world’s oldest social network is the one you were born into – your family.”  The New York Times calls Care-Zone the “Anti-Facebook”.  How refreshing–a social network that doesn’t blab your private business to… More

  • ElderCare, Featured

    Posted on May 4th, 2013

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    • CAREGIVER STRESS

    CareZone: Eldercare Harbinger of Hope (Part 1)

    Seeking Better Ideas for Caregiving
    In 2004 the increasing frailty of my parents dramatically changed my life.  After 28 years working in the New York metro area (first in the arts and later in bleeding edge software development), I moved to Dallas, Texas, where I grew into my role as primary family caregiver, a role I maintained for the succeeding seven years.  As I learned about caregiving, I changed my career trajectory to address problems I experienced, and committed myself… More

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