Senior Resources

We understand the issues faced by caregivers and the moral support they need in the process of providing care to their aging loved ones. SeniorCenters.us aims to relief stress off your shoulders by providing you essential information about healthy aging and other senior citizens issues.

For achieving a better understanding the needs and wishes of an aging individual, you require authentic and trusted information and advice. We provide you guidance on common issues faced by caregivers such as communicating with the aging parents, finding the best home healthcare provider in your area, etc. These valuable resources are designed for you as a reward for your compassion and empathy.

• The Best Exercise Programs for Older Adults at Senior Centers

  As the population of older adults continues to grow, so does the importance of promoting healthy aging and active lifestyles. One of the best places to find structured and safe exercise programs for seniors is at local senior centers. These centers offer a variety of fitness classes tailored to older adults, helping improve strength, balance, flexibility, and cardiovascular health while fostering a sense of community and well-being. 

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• The Best Advice for Planning to Meet Your Need for Long-Term Care

  

  How likely do you think it is that you or a loved one will require long-term care or family medical care? If there is a need for long-term care, how will you meet it? Here is important information for planning for your future should a need for long-term care arise.

  Paying for long-term care

  Many people give little thought to long-term care. However, Governing indicates 50 percent of those 65 and over will need long-term care at some point, and long-term care costs can drain your financial reserves. With this in mind, it’s easy to see how important it is to establish a plan to pay for long-term care. Ask yourself these questions to help you decide how you could pay for long-term care:

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• 3 Best Ways to Prevent Dental Emergencies for Seniors

  In Los Angeles, California, dentists are constantly working to treat dental emergencies amongst senior patients. Dental emergencies can spring at any moment, and they seem to happen at the most inconvenient times. However, as one gets older, they, unfortunately, become more prone to these emergencies. Dental emergencies can either happen more often or be more severe in someone over the age of 65. As a practicing dentist for over 17 years, I have come up with some great ways to help prevent dental emergencies.

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• Senior Care Providers

  HomeAideLLC - HomeAideLLC in-home caregiving services is a Livonia based business and a member of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Assisted Living Association, and the American Caregiving Association. They are a growing company committed to providing quality, ethical, and professional services to the community.

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• How to Help Seniors Avoid Scams

  As technology changes around us, so do the ways that criminals attempt to scam people. Too often, seniors are the targets of scams that attempt to get money or identity information. It’s easy to see why seniors would be the targets of these types of crimes: they are the people most likely to have savings to steal; their credit is usually better than younger generations’; they are often unaware of the methods scammers use to get information; and they are often unreliable witnesses due to illnesses that cause dementia and forgetfulness.

  When you have an elderly relative that is still largely independent, it’s important that you ensure they won’t be victims of identity theft and other scams. Here are some of the most common types of scams, and some easy solutions for avoiding them.

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• How to Communicate with Your Doctor?

  One of the things that increases as we age is the amount of visits we must make to a healthcare provider. Immune systems aren’t as strong once we reach a certain age, and as our bodies begin to break down or feel the effects of aging, more doctor’s visits become an unfortunate necessity.

  For many seniors, as well as the family members who accompany them to the doctor, communicating with healthcare professionals is overwhelming. You may feel like you shouldn’t bring up symptoms you’ve been having when you’re there for something unrelated; you may forget the questions you intended to ask, or not think of any until later. You may find it difficult to understand medical explanations, and those are only some of the ways in which communicating with doctors can be difficult.

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• How Can a Therapy Dog Help Seniors?

  

  As the world’s populations shifts to more people over the age of 65 than ever before, healthcare providers are searching for new methods to help address some of the specific concerns of aging patients. There are many people for whom medication and therapy may not be enough to combat the need for daily assistance; but often in these cases, moving out of the home and into a nursing care facility isn’t necessary. In addition to private healthcare providers that can visit the home every day, many seniors are exploring the idea of therapy dogs as a way to help them with their everyday needs. Dogs can be trained for many types of therapy, and their care is often more affordable than a private healthcare provider.

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• Losing Weight Past Age 50

  Losing weight is a topic that all adults, no matter their age, think about at least a few times. It’s hard not to, with advertisements surrounding us that promise results, movie stars and models getting thinner by the year, and popular culture constantly promoting the ideal appearance as part of a healthy life.

  It can get a bit overwhelming, but never more so than after the age of 50. Around that time, the wear and tear on the body begins to make itself known through arthritis and other ailments. This is usually the time that women experience the early stages of menopause, and hormones begin changing in men’s bodies as well. Combined, these challenges can make losing weight even harder, but it’s not hopeless. There are many ways to continue with a healthy weight loss regimen even into the senior years.

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• How to Prevent, Spot, and Treat Shingles

  As children, we probably all experienced the chicken pox. It’s almost a rite of passage for toddlers and young children to go through one bout of the itchy, feverish rash. For most kids, a single instance of chicken pox is all it takes for the body to fight it off permanently. But when we reach the ages of 60 to 80 years old, a new version of the chicken pox virus can reactivate, and cause us to experience shingles.

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• Mesothelioma Cancer and Senior Citizens

  Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that often hits early in retirement after years of occupational exposure to toxic asbestos fibers. It strikes an estimated 3,000 people annually in the U.S.

  U.S. Navy veterans, shipyard workers, and those who worked any number of blue-collar professions where asbestos products were used, are most at risk today. Seniors are especially vulnerable because of the long latency period (20-50 years) between exposure and diagnosis.

  Early symptoms — a persistent dry cough, a shortness of breath, tightness in the chest — mirror those of less serious illnesses, often making it difficult to diagnose in the early stages when it is more treatable.

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