Secure Aging's Blog

6 Tips to Prepare Your Older Relative for the New Year

Take a minute to think about what you do to get ready for the new year. Make new year’s resolutions? Get some house organizing done? Make special plans to see relatives or friends you don’t get to see often? Set that dentist appointment you’ve been procrastinating? Well, all of those kinds of tasks also…

Fun Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in Bradenton and Sarasota

Happy holidays! Get in the holiday spirit with these fun holiday happenings in the Bradenton and Sarasota area. THE LIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN BRADENTON. Along the water in downtown Bradenton, near the Central Library and Pier 22, the city of Bradenton displays a series of Christmas lights, including Santa, elves, and other holiday…

7 Tips to Help Select a Geriatric Care Manager

A care manager is a person who can help find the right doctors, health care facilities, and other support and management for an older loved one in your life. Although much of what they do focuses on health, geriatric care managers also may assist with financial, housing, crisis management, family support, and legal issues, according…

Here’s How a Geriatric Care Manager Helps Your Older Loved Ones

With the aging of the U.S. population—the number of those 65 and older will double by 2030 compared to 2000—it should be no surprise that there’s a greater demand for experts who are knowledgeable in care for the elderly. It can be overwhelming for adult children to manage an older parent (or other relative)…

8 Ways to Brighten an Older Relative’s Life During the Holidays

With the holiday season here, it’s time to give some thought to how to help others. If you have older relatives or neighbors, why not brighten up their life with some holiday love and extra care? Here are a few ideas that your older relative may enjoy. Gather some…

November is Diabetes Awareness Month. With a huge number of Americans affected by prediabetes and diabetes, it’s the perfect time of year to share some surprising facts to help you better understand this disease. Prediabetes affects one in three American adults. As a refresher, prediabetes is when your blood sugar is in a “danger…