SubscribeCaregivers for Alzheimer’s Victims Find Yoga Improves Life, Slows Cellular Aging
Five million in U.S. care for people with dementia; stress puts them at high risk of depression This report appears in the March edition of the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry currently in print. March 13, 2012 – A new study out of UCLA suggests that using yoga to engage in very brief, [...]
An Open Letter to the U.S. Department of Labor
Stanton Lawson is the Co-Owner of Sequoia Senior Solutions. Sequoia’s mission is to ensure a better quality of life for their elderly clients and their families, by providing dependable and affordable in-home care. Sequoia’s focus is to keep you or your loved ones at home and avoid:
• Loss of friends and possessions
• Loss of independence and freedom
• Loss of spirit which is drained by the battles of daily living
Sequoia Senior Solutions, Inc. services Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Solano, Mendocino, Lake Counties. The main office is located at191 Lynch Creek Way, Suite 102, Petaluma, CA 94954. Email admin@sequoiaseniorsolutions.com Tel: (707) 763-6600 Fax: (707) 763-6607, www.sequoiaseniorsolutions.com.
Elle Tait—My Side of the Fence
Stanton Lawson is the Co-Owner of Sequoia Senior Solutions. Sequoia’s mission is to ensure a better quality of life for their elderly clients and their families, by providing dependable and affordable in-home care. Sequoia’s focus is to keep you or your loved ones at home and avoid:
• Loss of friends and possessions
• Loss of independence and freedom
• Loss of spirit which is drained by the battles of daily living
Sequoia Senior Solutions, Inc. services Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Solano, Mendocino, Lake Counties. The main office is located at191 Lynch Creek Way, Suite 102, Petaluma, CA 94954. Email admin@sequoiaseniorsolutions.com Tel: (707) 763-6600 Fax: (707) 763-6607, www.sequoiaseniorsolutions.com.
May You Stay Forever Young–Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger, a folk musician whose 93 birthday is May 3, is working to become the oldest musician to ever reach Billboard’s top musical charts. If enough people will buy his new old song “Forever Young” written by Bob Dylan when Dylan was 33, Seeger will surpass Tony Bennett who holds the record at age 85.
Case Study:The Sandwich Generation and Carol Bradley Bursack
When I do presentations to groups of caregivers and professionals now, one of my subjects is “Caring for the Caregiver,” and I always stress self-identification. Caregiving is a job. When you have more than one generation to care for, it’s an even bigger job. Yes, sandwich generation is a very apt term.
Companionship is a Natural Antidepressant
Many studies have shown how important companionship is in regard to both mental and physical health. Douglas Mennin, an assistant professor of psychology at Yale University, points out that “Many older adults are faced with increasingly stressful situations, such as loss of friends, mobility and job, and anxiety is a natural result.” This kind of [...]
Social Security’s new Spanish online services
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency’s most popular online services, the applications for retirement and Medicare and for Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug costs, are now available in Spanish. The new online services are available at www.sequrosocial.gov, the robust Spanish version of Social Security’s award winning website, www.socialsecurity.gov. “The [...]
Handle With Care
IN-home care is one of California’s fastest-growing industries as our population of aging baby boomers, seniors and people with disabilities seeking supportive help at home continues to swell. Home care agencies work hard to match seniors with compatible caregivers so families can have peace of mind that their love ones are provided with the best of care.