Wobble After You Gobble We’re down to the final countdown. 2 more days till we feast on cranberries, turkey and everything in between. This once a year feast is almost always followed by a full belly and nap on the couch, especially due to the turkey. In fact, word on...
Bake My Day Turning the clocks back for daylight savings time always seems to wreak havoc. Often the toughest part is going to work in the dark and coming home in the dark. It makes the nights feel longer and the days feel shorter. However, the one saving grace of...
Protect Your Loved Ones We often blog about the perils our elderly loved ones face when it comes to falls and fall related injuries. However, another group of dearly beloved that are at a particularly high risk of experiencing a fall are children. According to...
Let's Get Moving The season of fall has everything going for it – mild and comfortable temperatures, a good balance of precipitation, nature’s shear beauty as it changes colors – the list goes on. Considering all it has going for it, it is no surprise that a recent...
Protect Your Loved Ones The leaves have turned colors and many have already fallen to the ground. Not only does this week mark the beginning of fall and end of summer, it also marks the 8th annual falls prevention awareness week. During this week-long event, senior...
Knowledge Is Key As you may recall from our blog last week, the entire month of September is Falls Prevention Awareness Month. The pinnacle of the month long campaign against falls takes place on the fall equinox, September 23, 2015. This day marks the 8th annual...
Let Us Support You The National Council on Aging (NCOA) recently announced that the 8th annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day will take place on September 23. Falls Prevention Awareness Day, which coincides with the 2015 fall equinox, was initially started in 2008 by...
Class In Session Here in the Pacific Northwest it feels like summer flew by as fast as the weather changed. In the course of a couple days, the weather went from a sizzling temperature in the low 90’s to a windy and wet temperature in the mid-60s. This fall-like...
Let Us Support You Last week the Old Farmers’ Almanac released its forecast predictions for the upcoming winter. The 224-year-old publication predicts that after this long hot summer much of the United States will endure a cold winter with above normal snowfall....
Get Your Green Thumb It is hard to believe that it is already August. It seems like just last week we were blogging about fun things to do this summer and now the summer is beyond halfway over. With many stores already displaying “back to school” items, you can...