The Chelsea Senior Center is having a great fundraising event, titled Masquerade, on Aug. 13 and 14. Fundraising Bake Sale The nonprofit operates without any government funding and relies on donations and fundraisers to provide a place for seniors to socialize, have lunch, exercise and participate in activities. There are ...
We live in a society that relies on referrals. Millions of referrals happen every single minute of every day. Whether we are involved in a business referral relationship or telling our best friend where to get a good deal, we are referring. There is not a person who hasn’t referred ...
Anyone who has read my column knows I own Visiting Angels senior homecare agency in Ann Arbor. Visiting Angels is a franchise company started by Jeffrey Johnson in Baltimore in the early 1990s which began franchising in 1998. There are approximately 400 franchises in the U.S., Canada and Korea. Johnson ...
During my morning routine of sipping coffee while watching the news I heard Michigan is considering overturning the grass clippings law. If it wasn't so crazy, it would be humorous!
If you have read my bio, you know my life of care and advocacy for the elderly began over 30 years ago, when I was 17 years old. I had a life changing experience in that nursing home that I wrote about earlier this year for Great Places Inc. I ...
There are currently over 44 million Americans providing unpaid care for a loved one over 18 years of age with an illness or disability. Unless you are one of those caregiver's or are close with someone who is, it's hard to understand the life of a caregiver.
Many families caring for loved ones hire caregiver’s and homecare agencies to provide respite or continuous care. The biggest concern is will your loved one be safe and cared for? So do you know who's coming in your home?
The holidays will be here before we know it. When you are a caregiver of a spouse or parent with Alzheimer’s, the holiday season can be overwhelming. A little understanding and preparation can make the holiday season enjoyable and special.
I recently wrote an article for the Alzheimer's Reading Room, titled "I promised I wouldn’t put my parents in a nursing home." This article has elicited a lot of thought, responses, and has been picked up for syndication. When there is so much attention to an article I've written I ...
As many have heard from an announcement earlier this year, the senior center in Ann Arbor is struggling financially. There has been a task force established to work on viable ways to keep the center open. The Ann Arbor Senior Center Task Force is holding community meetings for the public ...
My friend Bob Demarco is the sole caregiver of his mother with Alzheimer's, and the founder of the Alzheimer's Reading Room, the #1 site for Alzheimer's information. Bob is not unique in the fact that he is one of the nearly 50 million American's caring for a loved one, but ...
I was recently asked to write for the Alzheimer's Reading Room. The ARR is the #1 site on the internet for Alzheimer's information. Bob Demarco, the founder, has been the sole writer for the site, and has decided to expand. I am honored to be the 1st writer asked to ...
Ypsilanti Township will host its annual Health Fair and Craft Bazaar Friday October 2, from 9am-4pm, and Saturday October 3rd, from 9am-3pm. This is a very popular and well attended event held at the Ypsilanti Recreation and Senior Center. The event offers Free Health Screenings on Friday, as well as ...
When I was young families lived nearby, neighbors helped and looked out for each other, and if an elderly person needed something, there were people available to help. Things are very different today. Families are spread out all over the nation, and adult children are finding their parents who live ...
As we age we start to think more and more about our later years, what we want, and don’t want and the what if’s. Part of those thoughts revolve around our medical wishes. We also think about our finances, will, living and care arrangements. What we don’t think about is ...
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