At Secure Aging, we like to say that we transform the weight of the world into a sigh of relief for our senior clients and their concerned family members. Yet what does that mean exactly? Secure Aging helps clients with care management, financial management, and estate planning management. Let’s share a few concrete examples of…
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5 Things to Do With Your Senior Loved One in Bradenton This Spring and Summer
The heat, humidity, and rain in Florida during the spring and summer can put a damper on outdoors activities, particularly for older adults who may be more heat-sensitive or have mobility issues. Still, that doesn’t mean you and your senior loved one need to stay cooped up in the house until Thanksgiving. Here are a…
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Hurricane Health Prep
Health Prep for a Hurricane: Here’s How to Be Ready You’ve got your water, canned foods, batteries, and other items ready for hurricane season—how about health supplies? If a hurricane comes and there’s someone you’re with who has special health needs, you’ll want to have on hand anything they may need to keep up with…
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Volunteer To Help Alzheimer’s Patients
Here Are Volunteer Opportunities to Help Those With Alzheimer’s Disease June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, meant to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, which affects more than 6 million people in the U.S. and 50 million people around the world. The number of people in the U.S. with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to reach…
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Be Ready for a Hurricane: Here’s Your Hurricane-Prep Checklist
Hurricane season begins on June 1. Are you ready? Meteorologists are predicting above-average activity for the Atlantic hurricane season this year. They say the season will likely include 17 named storms and 8 hurricanes. Anyone who has lived in Florida long enough knows that a hurricane or tropical storm can take you by surprise and…
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Manatee County Is Now a Dementia Care and Cure Initiative Community
Manatee County is now a Dementia Care and Cure Initiative community, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs announced in March. The Dementia Care and Cure Initiative is part of a statewide push to support those living with dementia as well as their families and caregivers. Manatee County is the 16th county to earn this designation…
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1950s Town Square Concept for Those With Alzheimer’s Coming to Bradenton/Sarasota
Imagine a town square that’s straight out of the 1950s or 1960s, complete with a diner (playing the oldies), a beauty shop, a department store, an old-fashioned movie theater, and a pub with a pool table and 1950s memorabilia. For someone living with Alzheimer’s disease, memory is a constant struggle. However, the use of “immersive…
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