Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Kittens Thrive with Elder Care




 
An elder care facility in Arizona and a local animal shelter recently collaborated with wonderful results.  The shelter had more kittens than it could care for so facility residents were asked to feed and nuture the animals. While the kittens flourished, their humans reported feeling happier!


See the article and more delightful photos here:
 

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Prince Charles and Elder Care


 
Prince Charles recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of Abbeyfield, a UK organization that provides housing and elder care in 850 facilities worldwide.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3942580/Charles-admits-age-given-greater-understanding-elderly-care.html

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

7-Year-Old Girl Celebrates the End of WWI


            Mom was 7 years old when World War I, or as she called it, the Great War, ended. An armistice was scheduled for the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918.

            The boys in her Chicago public school made paper hats so they could represent soldiers. The girls took white strips of cloth from an old bed sheet and used tincture of iodine to draw a red cross on each one. When they tied the cloth across their foreheads they looked like nurses.     

            All the children paraded around the flagpole in the playground that morning of November 11, 1918. 

            That's how that first armistice was celebrated by ordinary people. Armistice Day was celebrated from 1919 to 1954, when the name changed to Veterans Day.
 

Thursday, November 3, 2016

8 Ways to Keep the Cost of Senior Care Down

 
 
A recent article on Investopedia reports that a 65-year-old couple needs about $240,000 to cover health care costs. Tips for reducing costs include moving to an area where health care costs less and practicing preventive medicine.  Read more: 8 Ways to Keep the Cost of Senior Care Down | Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/103116/8-ways-keep-cost-senior-care-down.asp#ixzz4Oz1Aq8hW