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Household chores can increase brain health
Bad news for all of us lazy people out there! Recent research shows that completing household chores has a positive effect on our overall...

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May 4, 20212 min read
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Malnutrition is among risks for frailty in older adults
As we get older, it is more difficult for us to maintain the level of activity and health we had in our younger years. In addition, as...

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Apr 24, 20212 min read
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More people are living past 100
Centenarians, those rare few who live into the triple-digits, are becoming more and more common as good healthcare and healthy living...

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Apr 6, 20212 min read
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Depression and Elderhood
Although our healthcare industry is primarily structured around a clinical-based philosophy, as in the treatment and hopefully cure of...

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Mar 29, 20212 min read
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The Importance of Family
One of the most crucial indicators for long-term health success, especially for elders, is our relationship with our family and friends....

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Mar 18, 20212 min read
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Postponing Retirement during COVID
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, a lot of things about our day-to-day lives have changes. The way we get groceries has changed,...

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Mar 5, 20212 min read
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The Importance of Sleep
As we get older, one of the most common and well-known changes due to aging is the amount and type of sleep that we get. As babies, human...

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Feb 26, 20212 min read
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Healthcare Preferences and Retirement
A recent study completed at Boston University highlighted an important issue for elder persons and especially for geriatric care...

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Feb 17, 20212 min read
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Obesity and Aging
As we age and grow older, life gives us new sets of challenges, experiences, and obstacles that we may not necessarily be ready for....

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Feb 9, 20212 min read
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Aging in place is not the best option for everyone
As we get older, important questions about our elder years and our living situation can often cause tension within families and without,...

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Jan 31, 20212 min read
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An Aging Population
In the upcoming year, the most recent United States Census will complete. The census, undertaken every 10 years, is a total count of the...

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Jan 22, 20212 min read
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Preparing an aging roadmap
One of the best things we can do as geriatric care managers is help our clients prepare for the changes that may occur as they get older...

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Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Noticing changes in our elder relatives
As we get older, we tend to notice subtle changes in both our bodies and our lives. Even from a young age, when we finally grow tall...

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Jan 7, 20213 min read
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Lessons from the resilience of older adults during the pandemic
This pandemic has hit us all hard, from younger children having to adapt to an at-home learning environment, to young adults changing...

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Dec 25, 20202 min read
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Planning Elderhood during COVID-19
Among the concerns and thoughts that many of us are having during these stressful times, many of our elder relatives neighbors and...

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Dec 16, 20202 min read
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Healthcare, Elderhood, and Geriatric Care Management
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, one of the largest healthcare organizations in the United States, found that over half of...

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Nov 28, 20202 min read
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Happy Thanksgiving from Senior Steps!
As we finally settle in for Thanksgiving in this tumultuous and stressful year, we at Senior Steps remember our loved ones, our friends,...

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Nov 26, 20201 min read
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Getting ready for Retirement
As we transition into our elder years and enjoy the relaxation and rest after years of working and raising a family, it can be easy to...

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Nov 20, 20202 min read
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The Impact of Isolation on Elders
One of the main focuses for Geriatric Care Managers at Senior Steps is the overall health and happiness of our clients, beyond the...

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Nov 9, 20202 min read
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Preparing for the 2nd and 3rd Wave
As we head into the colder and darker months at the end of the year, it can be easy to settle into our old routine of indoor activities...

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Nov 1, 20202 min read
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