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Children may be safer riding with grandparents
A new study of car crashes suggests that children may be safer when their grandparents are driving than when their parents are at the wheel. Researchers reviewed data on 11,859 children involved in car accidents over...
A helping hand, paid on commission
Let’s say you are wading into the deep water. You think your parent or another older relative needs more care, perhaps at home, perhaps in an assisted living facility or other residence. You don’t know...
Do-it-yourself senior living catches on
Faced with the usual options for senior housing and elder care, some older adults are inventing their own grass-roots versions — do-it-yourself senior living that’s friendlier, more autonomous and less expensive. Fellows in the News21 program...
Men in grief seek others who mourn as they do
In 1990, Sam and Gretchen Feldman cashed out on their share of a national chain of men’s apparel stores and retired to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. There, they devoted their time to volunteer work and an...
Acceptance is the key to finding inner peace
A couple of years ago, I hit an eye-opening spot in my life. It really made me take stock in who I was and what (if anything) I could do about it. After having some...
Leave the stuff, keep the memories
JAY GOLDSTEIN and his wife, Carrie, accumulated 15,000 books in the 46 years they lived in the Glen Cove split ranch where they raised their four children. Its sixth bedroom became the second story of a...
Caregivers’ concerns about older adults driving — and what to do about it
Caregivers say that talking to an older adult about giving up the car keys is one of the most difficult -- and important -- tasks they face, according to a recent survey by Caring.com in...
Survey: boomer attitudes toward elderly drivers
Over the next 20 years, the United States will experience a substantial growth in senior drivers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of those over 75 will grow from 18 million to 31...
Helping elderly leave nursing homes for a home
Walter Brown never wanted to live in a nursing home, but when he had a stroke two years ago, he saw little choice. Mr. Brown, 72, could not walk, use his left arm or transfer...
How to get paid for being a family caregiver
If you're one of more than 70 million people who provide unpaid caregiving for a family member or friend -- either in that person's home or in your own -- you know that the time...