Depression in Older Adults

Depression is a true and treatable medical condition, not a normal part of aging. However older adults are at an increased risk for experiencing depression. If you are concerned about a loved one, offer to go with him or her to see a health care provider to be...

A little lawyer humor….

 An engineer dies and reports to the Pearly Gates. Saint Peter checks his dossier and, not seeing his name there, accidentally sends him to Hell. It doesn’t take long before the engineer becomes rather dissatisfied with the level of comfort in Hell. He soon...

What to do if you expect Elder abuse

     Elder abuse affects hundreds of thousands of senior citizens annually.  Seniors can be harmed physically or emotionally by neglectful or overwhelmed caregivers or preyed upon financially by strangers, family, or friends.  As elders become more physically frail,...

On the Lighter Side

Laughter truly is the best medicine…..      Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters,  ‘Was I getting in or out of the bath?’...