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The burden of the caregiver is relentless. Quite often the health of the caregiver deteriorates at the same or accelerated rate of the person they are trying to help. Adult day care centers are designed to provide activities for those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The problem: caregivers think nobody can take care of [...]

Summer fun means more than downing a six-pack or a fine bottle of Bordeaux wine on your powerboat. It’s time to raise the bar, my friends, and think about training for the Senior Olympics brought to you by the National Senior Games Association. This year we’ll allow you to be a spectator at the Senior [...]

If you live in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island, then why not start the spring off right by joining one of the Big Apple Senior Strollers walking clubs. According to the website, “Each club walks to achieve a target number of steps, anywhere from 25, 000 to 100,000.” It’s a great way [...]

For every get rich scheme out there, there’s usually one that makes more common sense than another. So much so, in fact, that it just might get you to plunk down some of your cash in pursuit of the alchemist’s dream: turning cold hard cash into even more cold hard cash.
Mary Furlong has written [...]

Susan Berg is the Activities Director at the Hunt Nursing Home in Danvers, Massachusetts. She’s been working around some of the 4.5 million people with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease and learned a few things that might help other caregivers. Photographs, it turns out, provide an excellent source of stimulating the memory of those with Alzheimer’s [...]

The ability to whack a golf ball comes easy to some, but for others it may require some yoga stretching in order to loosen up those hip flexors. Katherine Roberts knows your pain and provides some yoga exercises to get you out of the clubhouse and back onto the golf course. Leotards extra.

Yoga for Golfers [...]

Remember Gerald Levin, the architect of that disastrous merger between Time Warner and AOL? Probably not, but don’t worry, he walked off with a sweet retirement package. Now that he has all that time on his hands, he’s disappeared from the world by opening Moonview Sanctuary. The spa thing has been going full tilt for [...]

The Day Grandma Got Mad and Squashed the Tomatoes
by Bradley Hayward
GENRE Comedy
LENGTH Short, 40-45 minutes
CAST 5 females, 1 male
SET A simple exterior.
NOTES Some mild adult language
Every Sunday, four sisters spend the afternoon with their grandmother. She’s always a little cranky, but on this afternoon, she’s in a particularly rotten mood. Unfortunately, one of the [...]

We received the following email:
I have just joined a seniors’ group and we want to write and perform some skits on topics of health important to seniors - like falling, empowerment, balance, etc. Do you have any ideas which could help us?
Here’s what we found:

Health Action Theatre by Seniors (HATS)
HATS is an innovative, community-based [...]

Here’s a smart company that’s focusing on how to build a community that offers the amenities required to live independently as a senior for as long as the mind and body can say, “hey, buddy, I don’t need no stinking nursing home yet!”

Mather Lifeways
Phone: (847) 492-7500
The pitch:
There are a lot of ways to look at [...]

Love of Reading Online Bookfair
First-ever fair celebrates and connects the online book community with three days of continual events. Talk about an idea that’s really plugged-in. The fair will be held during October 3-5, 2006 at the Love of Reading Web site.
A cause for celebration and connection for the burgeoning online book community, the three-day [...]

These days, if you want to see your grandkids, chances are you’ll need to show up in the middle of the night and whisk them away from your own kids in order to hit the adventure road. Intergenerational travel now means that grandparents get to spend quality time with their grandkids, without having to contend [...]

Elders Share the Arts affirms the time-honored role of elders as bearers of history and culture by using the power of the arts to transmit their stories and life experiences in diverse communities throughout New York City.
Elders Share the Arts
138 S. Oxford St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
ph: 718.398.3870
Writing as a Treasure: Elders Recount Tales From Every [...]

MTSFS, the City of Burbank and Meta Housing Corporation have partnered to develop The Burbank Senior Artists Colony.
A first-of-its-kind 141-unit senior apartment community, The Burbank Senior Artists Colony will feature a senior theater group, senior independent film company, senior fine arts collective, an intergenerational arts program in partnership with the Burbank Unified School District, a [...]

Yahoo Answers offers up a wide variety of burning questions that are on people’s minds. Here’s one:
I hear elderly people are crazy about some games which can avoid dementia. Which games would you recommend for my grandmother?
Any activity you try with alzheimer’s and demented patients works only if you utilize the skills they have (nothing [...]

The Sunshine on My Face: A Read-Aloud Book for Memory-Challenged Adults
by Lydia Burdick (large print)
You won’t find a simpler way to joyfully interact with someone with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other memory impairment. Sit down together, open The Sunshine on My Face across both laps, and begin reading and talking. A Two-Lap Book™ is the [...]

Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia (Spiral-bound)
by Cameron J. Camp

Persons with dementia need cognitive stimulation, along with opportunities to successfully and meaningfully interact with their physical and social environments on a regular basis. These persons have needs similar to those without cognitive impairment: the need to feel self-worth, the need to express one’s thoughts and [...]

This is for MATURE adults only, according to the descripton below. My god that seems like it leaves a whole lot of adults standing at the door only to be turned away. I’d rethink that requirement. Or perhaps it opens up a market niche: Yogi for Immature Adults, the National Lampoon Edition. Caution, my friends, [...]

Fun Lightweight Senior and Rehab: Lower Body Isometrics and Pilates
If you’re a Senior Citizen, Elderly, Obese this Seniors Exercise Video with Light weights is designed specifically for you. They’re a wonderful substitute for the machines in gyms. These lightweight exercise video is simple, easy and fun to do.
These lightweight exercises will increase your strength and [...]

More Than Stretch - Senior Fitness For Older Adults & Seniors
Charlotte Michos offers a variety of exercises, including stretching, strengthening, balance, posture, relaxation, and back maintenance.
Here’s the blurb on the box: One of the keys to life is to keep moving, especially as you age. This safe, enjoyable and easy-to-do fitness program is designed [...]