Touching Hearts at Home Blog

Make sure that there are working smoke detectors on every floor. Find a phone with large number pads and large speed-dial keys that can be programmed with important numbers. Post emergency phone numbers in large…

Erdman Palmore, a professor emeritus at Duke University who has written or edited more than a dozen books on aging says, “What makes me mad is how aging, in our language and culture, is equated…

Forgetting familiar names, not remembering where we left our keys, or forgetting items at the grocery store is common, and perfectly normal.  Most people begin noticing forgetfulness around mid-life.  Brain cells begin to die off…

Families throughout the country are incorporating monitoring, assisting, and injury/illness protection technologies to help older adults age in place.  For many elderly people, technology can mean the difference between staying at home and having to…

Changes in the digestive system, as well as health concerns like the increased risk of fragile bones, means that nutritional needs change as you age.  Periodic review of your diet is always helpful, particularly if…

Having family conversations about aging issues and long term care can be difficult. But families that plan in advance – before problems arise – make these conversations more reasonable than some may fear. An AARP…