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Get an Aging Parent to Exercise: Motivate an Elderly Couch Potato

Posted on March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 by Lambert Weinstein

Everyone benefits from regular exercise. However, for aging adults, exercise is an important factor in staying healthy and mobile. While many older adults might join and enjoy a Pilates for seniors group or some other local exercise program for the elderly, there are elderly adults who consider exercise to be a dirty word. For some… Read more Get an Aging Parent to Exercise: Motivate an Elderly Couch Potato

Helping an Aging Parent Adapt to a Family Home

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by Lambert Weinstein

Elderly loved ones face a multitude of major lifestyle changes as they make their journey through the golden years. Change can be a good thing, but it can also be an emotional time of letting go. Seniors feel the loss and the stress that come with giving up a home and everything familiar that goes… Read more Helping an Aging Parent Adapt to a Family Home

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