3 questions to ask your aging parents

It’s hard to think about our parents aging, but being prepared can ease the stress and make difficult decisions go more smoothly. Being able to make choices about the continued care of your parents while they still have the cognitive abilities to express their wishes is the first step. Use these questions to start the discussion every adult child should have with his or her parents. They were compiled by expert advice from Corey Vallandingham, marketing director of Springhurst Pines, and Kelly Gannott, elder law attorney. You might want to think about these questions for yourself as well.

2 ways to improve forgetfulness

By Yelena Sapin

We all have those “senior moments” when we forget what we wanted to say or why we walked into a room. We may have trouble recalling a conversation, a name, the plot of a movie we watched, or whether we took our medicine. Some memory lapses and a general decline in sharpness can be a normal part of aging, but it can also signal that something more serious is going on mentally or physically. “A red flag is if you’re seeing your daily functioning negatively impacted or disrupted by forgetfulness or confusion,” says psychologist and neuropsychologist Dr. Jacquelyn Graven.

Read on for two simple solutions to help solve problems of forgetfulness.

It's Heck Getting Old!

Let's face it – getting older is not always glamorous. As we age, we're more likely to experience common problems such as weight gain and urinary incontinence. But there are solutions for when our bodies don't work the way they used to. Here are some things you can do to kick back when aging rears its ugly head: