According to SeniorAdvisor.com, here are 7 summer safety tips for older adults. As long as seniors are careful and follow a few rules, they can enjoy a wide variety of summer activities. Summer tends to bring with it a sense of excitement and a desire to get outside and be active. That’s great, but for seniors who have a higher…
Outdoor cookouts are one of the joys of summer. Here are some suggestions from experts in the culinary and elder care fields about crafting a senior cookout menu. Summer cookouts are all about serving casual, crowd-pleasing food, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying the warm weather and sunshine. However, when it comes to hosting seniors, the concept of…
The summertime is a time of fun and relaxation for most people – and should still be fun for active seniors. But for seniors, the heat and sun can be dangerous if the proper precautions aren’t taken. Here are some great tips from Care.com that aging adults, as well as their caregivers, can use to make sure they have a…
It’s just around the corner. Independence Day. July 4th brings families together. We play outdoors, maybe do some swimming and take walks. If possible, we watch fireworks with our families. One thing we all seem to do over the July 4th holiday is GRILL! And who doesn’t like food that is grilled! It’s all good, right? Truth is, sometimes grilled…
This time every year I realize how much I enjoy getting outdoors. Birds are singing and new blooms seem to pop up every day. Sometimes when I walk through the neighborhood or go for a hike I’m reminded of just how GREEN everything is! It’s such a refreshing feeling to get out and enjoy nature. That whole scenario gets harder…
Ah, summertime! Remember when you were a kid and you lived for summers? As we grow older, summer may lose a bit of its luster, because it doesn’t signal an immediate change in our daily routine and scorching heat can make our daily chores seem that much more arduous. Six Ways to Increase Your Summer Fun Well, we’re here to…