When I recently made my long-sought move to the country life in upstate New York, it was comforting to note that our new property is perched on a wooded hill, just above the local firehouse. But something became increasingly evident in driving through … Continue reading
(This article originally appeared on the website A Place for Mom.) Most of us think of medical alert devices as a lifeline for older adults living alone, and the North American market for personal emergency response systems (PERS) is projected to top $… Continue reading
Floods, tornados, forest fires and hurricanes are equal-opportunity disasters that strike young and old alike. Or are they? Not according to Dr. Samir K. Sinha, a member of the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council and director of geriatrics f… Continue reading
Suffering from frail health in her 70s, Dr. Mark Rosenberg’s mother had to make repeated trips to the emergency room of a South Florida hospital. It was loud and chaotic, and seeing trauma victims and people with drug overdoses added to her distress. “… Continue reading
I was excited to read recently that a giant blob of hot rock is building up under the New England states. I needed a new natural disaster to worry about. Hello, my name is Liane and I am a recovering worry wart. Anxiety is hard-wired into my DNA. Or ma… Continue reading