Technology has finally concentrated on the elderly – Thank God! As a caregiver to both parents for over 20 years – manually checking blood pressure, lungs, heart rate, respiration, and blood sugars was exhausting for my parents and myself. Congestive Heart Failure is a monitoring nightmare for the caregiver. Observing changes in walking and balance …
Technology for the elderly and caregivers. Who Knew? Read More »
Both have a positive association on cognitive abilities such as executive function, short term memory, reasoning, global cognitive function, processing speed and recall. In older adults these skills can stimulate several cognitive abilities, brain plasticity and possibly reduce MCI (mild cognitive impairment). Knitting can lower heart rate and blood pressure and reduce harmful blood levels …
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Just in time for the holiday season – Texting manners from Emily Post. Growing up we were taught manners in how to greet people, introduce people – remember: Steve this is Pat; Pat this is Steve – dining manners – napkins on your lap, and where to place your napkin if you were leaving or …
We recently attended the Boston Pops Holiday concert; short: It was AMAZING (and always is!!!). You simply sit there in the beauty of the theatre, the magic of the perfect music, and the wonder of a detailed theatrical experience. And maybe, for a moment, you’re not thinking about technology (maybe). But in a very good …
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More and more experts are telling us that interruptions and distractions have eroded our ability to concentrate. Can you imagine a world without smartphones and other devices that make us accessible and distracted and interrupted every second of the day. This fragmentation of our time and lack of concentration has become the new normal. When …
