Safe Driving Resources for Older Adults
Although getting older doesn’t mean your driving ability will get worse, it’s important to be aware of how age-related factors and health conditions may affect your driving skills.
Q: How might my age affect my ability to drive?
A: According to AAA, the automotive motor club association, things that might affect your driving safety as you age
The Healing Power of the Breath
Breath and the way we breathe is pivotal and important to our very lives. Our breath was the first gift we were given at birth.
Many of us think of breathing as something we do without thinking. We are not aware that the proper utilization of our breath will reduce stress, anxiety and all the illnesses
Real ID or Standard Massachusetts Driver’s License or ID Card: Which to Choose When It’s Time to Renew
Visiting the Registry of Motor Vehicles to renew your license or ID can be frustrating and time consuming. Having the choice between a REAL ID or a Standard Massachusetts Driver’s License or ID Card can add to this confusion. REAL ID is a Federal Security Standard for driver’s licenses
Adult Family Care: creating families, changing lives
If there’s one thing everyone wants, it’s a sense of belonging. The Adult Family Care (AFC) program at LifePath helps enable adults of all ages to belong to a community, and more importantly, to a family.
Specifically, AFC helps adults age 16 or older who—because of medical, physical, cognitive, or mental health conditions—cannot safely live alone.
Decluttering your home
Decluttering and downsizing can be overwhelming. Whether it’s to move from a family home to a small apartment, into an assisted living facility, or for some other reason, the task at hand can be challenging for all those involved.
Q: When I want to declutter my home or helped a loved one, where do I begin?A:
A Volunteer’s Story: When you give someone a meal, you receive a smile
Meet Meals on Wheels Driver Jane Dutcher
On an early winter’s day, Jane Dutcher of Bernardston heads out to a Meals on Wheels volunteer driver pickup point to collect several electric thermal bags of hot, prepared meals and coolers filled with
Nutrition Notes: The role of nutrition in preventing inflammation
Did you know that inflammation is more than a swollen ankle or a cut finger after a fall or injury? Inflammation, especially chronic inflammation, can be far more serious and may be the cause of serious health issues including cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, depression, and more.
There are two types of inflammation, acute
Tips to stay active all winter, indoors and outdoors
Winter is here and so is the cold weather. Staying motivated about your fitness can be a challenge when it’s cold outside! Exercise has benefits all year, even during the winter. Winter brings cold weather and, for some, sickness, the “blues,” and isolation. So don’t put your exercise gear away – instead, stay active!
Q: How
Remember to take care of yourself first during times of stress
As the holidays approach, so does stress, which can cause physical and emotional health issues. Taking care of you is very important.
Q: So what should I know about self-care?
A: First make sure to make time for you.According to Counseling Psychologist Raphailia Michael, writing for Psych Central, “self-care is any activity that we
A Volunteer’s Story: “It’s not all business. We have fun!”
Meet Money Manager Sue Dunbar
Though Sue Dunbar of New Salem is retired, she keeps herself busy as a church treasurer, library assistant, and volunteer money manager through LifePath.
“I was the elementary band director at the Amherst Public Schools for 38 years,” says Sue. “I have several irons in the fire, and all I got rid
Jean Adams ages in place with help from the Personal Care Attendant Program
“It’s just like a gift from heaven”
Jean Adams spent most of her life working. “I worked 46 years of my life and I’m 76,” says Jean. “My parents always felt that we needed to know what it was like to earn money. So at 12 years old, I got a summer job washing milk bottles
A Caregiver’s Story: Deb & Alan Bachrach
Alan and Deb Bachrach are shown above enjoying the company of their dogs, Bela and Zoe, in 2017. Alan is listening to music on his iPod, provided through a partnership with the Alzheimer’s Music Project. Alan, who had dementia with Lewy bodies, found the music to be soothing and often sang along.