by Vladimire Herard | Jan 3, 2017 | Geriatrics, Resources
Though living far away, Grandma wants to connect with the little ones but they are not very engaged and communicative at their young ages. And her grandchildren need a family member to help practicing their speaking skills, reading and writing and expanding their...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 27, 2016 | Assisted Living, Geriatrics
After five weeks in the hospital for a heart operation, she is recovering at home alone in another town and state. So how to keep track of mother? Officially since the spring of 2015, Wolf Shlagman, founder/CEO of Care Angel in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Geriatrics
Chen said the Federal Reserve Bank there hosted two discussion events of their own. Participating seniors learned what services are being offered by their local area banks. Quarterly newsletters are released about these services and products. The center’s work is...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Geriatrics
“[This meant that there were] a lot of people [without affordable housing in California. There was] only one of me, my boss and support staff [performing this work]. We wanted to produce something of value.” Firstly, Aery said, the coalition performed assessments of...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Geriatrics
“[We make] recommendations [to enable banks to] create and customize financial products, [including] low-cost, low-fee accounts,” Zdenck said. “[This] requires financial institution staff to identify fraud and abuse. [It all supports] age-friendly banking. “[Under the...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Geriatrics
With the struggling economy, bank savings among the nation’s population, including seniors, are decreasing and the use of defined benefits is rising. Additionally, Social Security accounts for 30 percent of the average older adult’s income and this figure is growing,...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Geriatrics
State and federal agencies and banks are partnering to enact age-friendly banking practices to teach seniors about the different services and products they offer and social benefits and to protect them against financial abuse and exploitation, four panelists at a...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Medicine
“One of the ladies [I provide services for] has arthritis,” she said. “She lives in [a senior independent living facility]. In that place, there is [a] senior facility [that contains] bars [to prevent falls]. [Other places say] ‘We don’t [carry] bars, grab bars.’...
by Vladimire Herard | Dec 6, 2016 | Assisted Living, Long Term Care, Medicine
Loeb-Aronin praised another collaborator, Sherri Snelling, California-based CEO and founder of the Caregiving Club, executive producer of the “Handle With Care” TV show and newsletter editor, for bringing in a caregiving component to the intergenerational program...
