Taking care of a garden is one of the best ways to keep seniors active and engaged, among many other benefits. But depending upon your climate, most of the outdoor gardening season lasts only through the warm months of spring and summer. Therefore, if the garden is indoor, it can …
Do Seniors Need Special Coffee Makers?
Coffee makers can be tricky and not so straightforward to use. Many seniors can find them too complicated to operate. So what should be the features to look for in a coffee makers for seniors? What are the coffee makers available on the market that are easy for a senior …
How can Seniors with Hearing Impaired Watch TV?
Improving TV sound for the hearing impaired is a very common problem that seniors deal with: Due to hearing loss, they have a hard time watching television. Even with the volume at maximum level, many seniors can’t quite make out the dialogue. I remember my dad in the later years …
Seniors as Airbnb Hosts: Just Try It!
We’ve all read about millennials making lots of money on Airbnb. But Airbnb is not only for 20-something-year-olds! It’s also well known that the seniors demographic (ages60+) is the fastest growing group of Airbnb hosts. Furthermore, seniors are turning to Airbnb hosting for many reasons: maybe it’s due to rising …
Why are Seniors Afraid of Traveling Alone?
I know so many seniors that wonder about traveling alone around the world but that are too afraid to do it. So every now and then this keeps me thinking on what are the reasons for them to be so anxious and nervous about travelling. Because, now that they finally …
Do Seniors Need a Special TV or a Smart TV?
I recently saw a Best Buy consultant trying to push an expensive TV to an elderly customer and this made me wonder if seniors would really use a TV with so many features. Therefore, since I have never heard about a “senior-friendly TV” before, I decided to do my own …
Do Seniors Really Need Smartphones?
Smartphones for seniors has been a hot topic for a while now. My mom, a 78 year old smart lady, has always struggled with new technology and it took us a while to convince her on how important a smartphone would be for a senior like her. But now that …
How to Help Parents Declutter?
As parents feel the effects of limited mobility, they gradually spend more and more time at home. In order for them to actually be safe at home, though, we must help parents declutter their homes to prevent falls. So we need to help our seniors clean up the clutter. Here are ways …
How to Convince Parents into Dancing?
This cute couple in this picture is both my parents having too much fun dancing at our wedding. I don’t remember much of that evening but I clearly remember them stealing the show on the dance floor. And because of them, I am a truly believer in Dance Therapy for …
How to Make Friends as a Senior in a New Place?
So you are a senior, perhaps divorced, perhaps widowed, and your son or daughter had convinced you to move in close to them. This way, as they say, they can take care of you; you can watch your grandchildren grow up right in front of you; you can also help …
