The Senior List
The Senior List® is a ratings and review portal for everything senior related. Visit our Nationwide Senior Care Directory for ratings & reviews on senior services. If you're looking for Product Reviews (on medical alert systems, or senior-friendly cell phones) you'll find them here. Our blog contains wonderful information on caregiving, health matters, technology, and more. Your participation is requested... Your comments, … [Continue Reading.]
Ratings & Reviews For Senior Services
Our Eldercare Directory is consumer driven, and contains thousands of local ratings and reviews. Since 2006, The Senior List has grown organically, and built a reputation as a trusted resource in the search for quality local senior care providers. The Senior List helps consumers connect with the best local senior care providers as rated by experienced consumers! The Senior List allows families to browse our extensive database, and … [Continue Reading.]
Product Review: Life Alert Medical Alert System
Life Alert has been in business since 1987. This is the medical alert system endorsed by Dr. C. Everett Koop (former surgeon general). Life Alert boast an installed base of 150,000 users of their medical alert products (nationwide). Product Info: Name: Life Alert Medical Alert Website Info: http://www.lifealert.org Auto Fall Detection? : no Equipment Cost: $0 Monthly Cost: $49 Features: Waterproof Pendant, … [Continue Reading.]
When Your Presence Really Matters
The on-going story of the recovery of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has captured us all. I am fascinated by the way in which her remarkable comeback from the bullet wound to her brain seems to be fueled in equal parts by her determination and by the family and friends who have rallied to her bedside. It’s an important lesson for all caregivers: your presence, just being there and doing small things, is important in the healing of the … [Continue Reading.]
Latest Article
Why Involve an Occupational Therapist When Adapting Your Home?
With the rising costs of senior housing and the downturn in the housing market, many boomers and seniors are turning to home modification as a long-term … [Read More...]
Latest Caregiving News
The Self-Care Trinity for Caregivers
It’s true that caregiving brings with it a stress load that can threaten the health and well-being of the caregiver. That’s why so many experts—me included—so strongly advocate for caregivers to … [Continue Reading
What’s Your T.A.L.L.Y.?
I have to admit, I love reminder acronyms, otherwise known as mnemonics. Here's a new one to help you engage in some active self-care while you're caring for another person. Learn to ask yourself, what's my … [Continue Reading
What’s in a Name?
I’ve always thought the word “caregiver” did a good job of describing someone who makes time on a regular basis to care for and support someone who is ill, injured or suffers from a chronic condition. … [Continue Reading
When Your Presence Really Matters
The on-going story of the recovery of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has captured us all. I am fascinated by the way in which her remarkable comeback from the bullet wound to her brain seems to be fueled in … [Continue Reading
Caregiving with Love and Respect
There are times when caring for someone with dementia is the very definition of frustration. It is so maddening when a loved one repeatedly asks the same question for hours on end, seeming to disregard the … [Continue Reading
