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New at-home personal devices, or voice assistants, are not generally thought of as technology used by older adults. In fact, older adults are a demographic commonly assumed to be “non-tech savy.” Advertising often depicts young adults and teenage… Read More

The new year brings some of the coldest days we will endure and members of the elderly population are particularly vulnerable during these days. The physical changes that occur during the aging process, coupled with weather-related events like snow a… Read More

One of the primary goals of the life care planning we provide to our clients is trying to keep our older clients out of the nursing home if at all possible.  Nonetheless, that is not always possible.  And when it looks like a loved one will need to… Read More

Thanks to Seattle-based documentary filmmaker Evan Briggs, a national lens has been placed on a program local to her that works to enhance the lives of those young and old. The Intergenerational Learning Center is for children ranging from 6 weeks to… Read More

Home Care Options Offered by the State of Connecticut Countless older adults have voiced strong desires to remain living in their private homes for as long as possible. They dread the need to rely on supports offered at nursing homes or as they are… Read More

  What Aging Parents Expect of their Adult Children When does the role of adult child change to include caregiver? Longtime family dynamics can impact how the boundaries between adult children and their parents become blurred. When do adult childre… Read More

Elder Care Collaboration: Medical and Legal (Part 1 of 3) Many older adults utilize the expertise of attorneys and physicians in the complex pursuit of the best possible health and wellbeing. At Weatherby & Associates, PC we pride ourselves on… Read More

Caregivers for those living with dementia are all over the country. Caregivers range in age, ethnicity, geography, income, and education. While research theories have been done about what the large, diverse population of caregivers looks like and wha… Read More