A 55-year-old communications consultant from New Jersey, recycles, composts and wouldn’t pay a premium for an eco-friendly hotel room or for cleaning products. “It’s not that I can’t afford these; I just don’t believe in paying more. I am that ‘green’,” says Elizabeth Romanaux. She is among a rising number of the aging Americans rebelling against the costly side of environmentalism, those who believe that value-for-money outdoes value-for-planet. Most people [...]

After officially dating for a number of years, or months, or days, you finally decided to move in with your partner. It can be, perhaps, to prove to yourself that you are ready enough to go somewhere in between or just plain bored living alone on your own and thought, it would be nice to be living with someone who will look after you. Now that you’ve decided to move [...]

Business owners nowadays have to be more vigilant to protect them from scammers eyeing their business. Most of them target small companies since they see security and awareness levels are not that tight. Here below are their different approaches identified and revealed: There are “supposedly” deaf callers using Telephone Relay Services which are used by crooks to mask their identity. While Federal Communications Commission ordered that this type of calls [...]

Most americans especially the mature ones, aka us, are on dietary supplements. I wouldn’t be surprised as herbal medicines are believed to be necessary in keeping up with our body’s nutritional requirements. We also believe that when aging, our system has somehow slowed down and some of its functions are not functioning properly at all, that we need supplements to keep us going. However, there was this case wherein a [...]

It’s summer and everyone gets a break from school so your grandkids are most likely to plan a camping trip out in the woods, somewhere near the lake where they could pitch a tent, go fishing and spend the day doing what kids do best: playing. It’s every family’s awaited season for adventures like that to happen. We go through some serious planning on how best to get out of [...]

Seniors should be forewarned: there are medical conditions that are mimicked by other diseases. Problem is, they are often misdiagnosed by medical professionals – even your doctor. Here are a few of them, as well as some of the most commonly suspected diseases, just to keep you informed: Lupus is an inflammatory disease that is characterized by energy loss and body pain. It is often misdiagnosed as simple fatigue especially [...]

Given in the morning, at bedtime, or after meals, mouth care entails brushing and flossing the teeth and inspecting the oral cavity. It removes soft plaque deposits and calculus from the teeth, cleans and massages the gums, reduces mouth odor, and helps fight and prevent infection. By freshening the patient’s mouth, oral cavity care also improves and enhances the taste of food, aiding appetite and most importantly, nutrition. When you [...]

Your human relationship with family members can sometimes be as significant as those with patients. Technically, a home care visit is meant to give care for the sick person, in reality, you usually will be functioning with the person’s family members as well. Family members usually do help care for their ill loved ones and they may spend lots of time and energy doing it. In fact, family members may [...]

Losing a job is never really easy, especially for people who need it the most. Even if you receive compensation when you leave employment before retirement, you still lose income, health insurance, other benefits and most of all, financial security that go with it. Losing your job doesn’t necessarily mean a hard push to the brink of financial dilemma, and worst a financial disaster. If you are wise enough to [...]

The aging process comes with individual role changes and transitions. Some roles, spouse or employee, may be bewildered, while new roles, widow or volunteer, may spring up. Such changes call for role adjustment or modification. The elements that may influence role adjustment include age, sex, beliefs, attitudes, financial gain, health, cultural background, and preceding experiences. With aging, changes in the marital role may take place. The division of work and [...]