Guiding News
December 24, 2021
Fire Safety Experts Share Post-Holiday Safety Tips In 2020, many families decided to forego their family holiday celebrations in order to avoid exposure to COVID-19. This year, with the vaccine available, more families have decided to get together. But since we skipped last year, our skills might be a little rusty! Hmmm, how long do… Read More
December 23, 2021
Is It Time for Help? Knowing When Your Aging Loved One Can’t Go At It Alone Anymore The holiday season is typically the time when families and friends visit aging loved ones more than during the year. Frequently, this is also the time when they discover troubling changes in health, behavior or physical appearance of… Read More
December 22, 2021
Last Minute (But Thoughtful) Gift Ideas For The Older Adult The last few shopping days are here and you’ve found yourself stuck thinking about what to give that special elder in your life. Here are some different and thoughtful holiday gift ideas for seniors that won’t clutter the house or require an engineering degree to… Read More
December 22, 2021
“Home” For the Holidays? Common Signs Your Older Loved One May Need Help This year the holidays and holiday gatherings will look a bit different for most of us because of the pandemic. Experts advise us to stay home and limit our in-person celebrations to those living in our immediate household. Observing the holidays with… Read More
December 21, 2021
Is It Safe for My Loved One With Dementia to Own a Gun? The debate over guns has heated up during the past few years. But one thing most everyone on the firearm ownership opinion spectrum agrees about is that sometimes it is unsafe for an individual with mental illness to have access to guns…. Read More
December 12, 2021
Protect Your Heart All Day Long Experts from Greece offer insights that could provide a heart health boost morning, noon and night! Give your morning repast a makeover Does what we eat for breakfast, and how much, make a difference in the health of our arteries? Dr. Sotirios Tsalamandris, a cardiologist at the National and… Read More
December 6, 2021
Older Driver Safety Week: Ask Your Doctor About Medications The first full week of December each year is Older Driver Safety Awareness Month, when experts focus on ways to keep seniors safe behind the wheel. This might be a driver safety evaluation, a senior driving safety course, a car inspection—and perhaps a family discussion, which… Read More