http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog Your comprehensive source for Florida senior living options. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:43:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's something I think about all the time - could my elderly father be victimized by a scam. Maybe it comes in a phone call to his apartment in a continuing care retirement community. Or through the mail. Thank goodness at least he doesn't use email! Now this investigation by the ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/07/02/senior-scams-thriving-in-florida/ Do you have a loved one who is experiencing memory problems that are affecting his or her daily activities? If so, please read below about a study being funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is a two-year, $24 million study ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/06/22/alzheimers-study-recruiting-participants/ Arthur Miers is a freelance writer based in Montreal who blogs on issues relating to active living, exercise, and health. He shares this guest post with Florida Senior Living Advisor regarding the value of exercise for seniors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maintaining good physical and mental health past the age of 60 is necessary to ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/04/29/exercise-nutrition-help-seniors-age-well/ Following is a guest post from AutoInsuranceTips.com, a website dedicated to providing quality information and personalized tools to the consumer. Their experts, who have a combined 100+ years experience in the auto insurance and auto safety industries, divulge tips, debunk myths, and dispel commonly held misconceptions about purchasing auto insurance ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/04/13/auto-insurance-for-florida-seniors/ I just learned of a wonderful program that trains adults ages 55+ to volunteer in classrooms, tutoring children from in reading and math. It's called Experience Corps, and it currently operates in 22 cities, with 2,000 volunteers serving nearly 20,000 students. Unfortunately, none of those 22 cities is in Florida, ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/04/05/experience-corps-pairs-older-tutors-with-young-students-in-need/ With my elderly father hospitalized due to a fall last week, I have not had time to write for this Florida Senior Living Advisor blog. So I am thankful to Barbara Dunn of haiwatch.com for submitting this guest post on healthcare associated infections. It is particularly timely information for me ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/03/05/healthcare-associated-infections/ My elderly father recently underwent cataract surgery, and it has lead to a dramatic improvement in his vision. But the true benefits go far beyond better eyesight. Now that he can see more clearly, he is participating in activities at his Florida continuing care retirement community more. He is spending ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/02/22/vision-problems-in-elderly-may-contribute-to-dementia/ Love is in the air - again. In my last post, I told you about a contest for love stories sponsored by Emeritus Senior Living. Now I found out about a Florida-based marketing & PR firm that is seeking submissions of senior love stories for a book. The Ehlers Group, ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/02/12/have-a-great-senior-love-story-send-it-in/ As I've watched my father's relationship with his dear friend Ginny grow closer and closer over the last 20 months, it has demonstrated to me that love really can blossom later in life.  He and Ginny are just one of the many happy couples I see when I visit their ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/02/07/senior-living-provider-looking-for-love-stories/ It's common knowledge that high blood pressure can lead to heart attack and heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health consequences. Now new research has found high blood pressure may also make you more prone to dementia as you age. The research, from the National Institutes of Health, suggests that ... http://www.flseniorlivingadvisor.com/blog/2010/01/26/link-between-high-blood-pressure-and-dementia/