Vibrant Retirement: Tips to Keep Your Mind and Body Active

Meet Sheila Callahan, a 63-year-old teacher who's embarking on a new chapter of life - a vibrant retirement. While she's excited, she knows that planning for retirement goes beyond finances. Research shows that memory decline can accelerate after retiring, regardless of financial stability. However, there are ways to keep your cognitive function sharp as you age. Sheila's summers are filled with sailing, gardening, and pickleball. But she's aware that [...]

By |2024-02-29T10:38:47-07:00September 11th, 2023|Aging, Creativity, Inspiration, Retirement|Comments Off on Vibrant Retirement: Tips to Keep Your Mind and Body Active
Read More

Embracing the Circle of Life

In our hearts, we all understand that one day, our journey will come to an end. Thinking about death can feel heavy, but it can also offer a unique perspective on life. Let's explore this notion together. Imagine a parent's deepest fear - thinking about the death of their child. The ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus once suggested that reflecting on such fears might be beneficial. He believed that contemplating [...]

By |2023-08-14T13:59:58-07:00August 14th, 2023|Aging Issues, Death, End of Life, Inspiration|Comments Off on Embracing the Circle of Life
Read More

Stress Can Make You Feel Older, but Effects Aren’t Permanent, Study Says

Did you know that stress can make you feel older? It's true! When we experience stressful events like surgery, it can actually increase our biological age, which is connected to health risks. But here's some good news: a new study suggests that changes like these might not be permanent, and our biological age can go back to normal when our stress levels go down. Our chronological age, the number [...]

By |2023-07-19T10:07:14-07:00July 19th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Stress Can Make You Feel Older, but Effects Aren’t Permanent, Study Says
Read More

Resilience Despite Illness and Injury

We all know it. Compared to younger people, aging bodies don't bounce back quite as quickly. A small bone fracture in our twenties might have barely had an impact on our lives. Yet add forty or fifty years to our age, and it could leave us hobbling around on crutches for many weeks, or worse. While aging, it sometimes seems like it's just one health problem after another. This can [...]

By |2020-07-23T12:30:47-07:00August 13th, 2020|Aging Issues, Exercise, Health, Inspiration|Comments Off on Resilience Despite Illness and Injury
Read More

Studying Aging in a New Way

The external signs of aging are all pretty familiar to us. Graying hair, more wrinkles, and problems with memory are all common parts of the aging process. However, what exactly happens to the brain as we age is still very unknown. Experts have theories surrounding neurological diseases. But at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, they have developed a new way of imaging the brain and its complexities. Scientists are calling [...]

By |2020-07-23T12:38:54-07:00August 6th, 2020|Aging, Brian Health, Medical, Science, Technology|Comments Off on Studying Aging in a New Way
Read More

Health Concerns of Coronavirus Isolation for Seniors

Staying home during the coronavirus pandemic is not easy for most of us. We have our normal routines, whether it's work, school, or other hobbies. When all that comes to a sudden halt, we can feel confused and frustrated. One especially affected population is seniors in care facilities. Most have been closed off from outside visitors for months now. Some are stuck in their room, with three meals a day [...]

By |2020-07-23T13:20:54-07:00August 3rd, 2020|Assisted Living, Health, Pandemic, seniors|Comments Off on Health Concerns of Coronavirus Isolation for Seniors
Read More

Wisdom from Seniors on Living a Good Life

It's hard to see any positive aspects with some things in life. Maybe we're sick of sitting in daily traffic. Or perhaps we are overwhelmed by family obligations. However, usually as we age, we gain a new perspective on life. We gain wisdom and insights that we lacked in our earlier years. This wisdom is often far undervalued by younger generations. The wealth of knowledge and advice seniors can share [...]

By |2020-07-23T08:17:18-07:00July 30th, 2020|Aging, Inspiration, seniors|Comments Off on Wisdom from Seniors on Living a Good Life
Read More

Balancing Working From Home and Elder Care

Throughout this pandemic, many of us have been working from home. It's so common these days to hear of the challenges that working parents have with their kids continuing school remotely. However, it's far less common to be aware of the difficulties that working caregivers experience. With the fear of exposing aging parents to the virus, many have stopped allowing professional help into the home. This increases the stress and [...]

By |2020-07-23T12:15:51-07:00July 27th, 2020|Caregiving, Elder Care, Family, Pandemic|Comments Off on Balancing Working From Home and Elder Care
Read More

Helping Seniors During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus can be deadly to anyone who catches it. However, it is especially dangerous for seniors. About eight of every ten deaths from this virus have been in people ages 65 and over. Normal weakening of the immune system and preexisting conditions both complicate matters for seniors. According to experts, the best thing seniors can do currently is to self-isolate and practice social distancing. However, we can't just ignore [...]

By |2020-07-23T07:09:21-07:00July 23rd, 2020|Giving back, Pandemic, seniors|Comments Off on Helping Seniors During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Read More

Hitting the Ski Slopes at 100 Years Old

According to Klaus Obermeyer, skiing is easier than walking. Not many people are in good enough physical shape to say that. Let alone Klaus, who has just reached the age of 100. After World War II, he moved to the United States to look for work as an aeronautical engineer. Unfortunately, he soon realized that industry was not thriving after the war. However, the newly found downhill skiing industry was. [...]

By |2020-02-21T11:24:27-07:00March 12th, 2020|Exercise, Health, Inspiration, seniors|Comments Off on Hitting the Ski Slopes at 100 Years Old
Read More
Copyright © 2016 Arizona Elder Care, LLC | HIPAA
Go to Top