Family Caregiving is in the News
The subject of family caregiving for sick and elderly relatives has been in the news a lot lately. Many people need to modify their work schedules to provide transportation, prepare meals, give medicine or provide supervision for frail parents. One of the issues is the tremendous number of middle-aged women who leave their jobs to become full-time caregivers for aging parents. See...
Improving the Lives of Elders, One Gesture at a Time
The NY Times reported, on 21 June 2014, about a gym being operated by Martin Luther King Addo, a bodybuilder and personal trainer who was raised in Ghana in West Africa. Mr. Addo opened his gym next to an apartment building in Manhattan and specially tailors much of his work to the residents in their 80’s or even 90’s or have disabilities, helping them to improve their walking,...