Tag: caregiving
By Stacey Palevsky • March 11, 2013
A new study published this week by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) shows that keeping the mind active, exercising and having a good social life boost a major molecular mechanism in the brain that can delay the onset of dementia. Given that Engage As You Age is in the business of keeping… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 21, 2012
It’s new-tradition-Tuesday here at Engage As You Age, and so we’re starting a new one on our blog. Each Tuesday, we’ll be highlighting senior services in the San Francisco Bay Area that complement our unique, one-of-a-kind social engagement offerings. The San Francisco Bay Area offers an array of community resources for seniors, so the blogs… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • February 8, 2012
One million Americans are living with the AIDS virus, and the federal government annually spends $3 billion on research. Five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s or dementia and the number is on track to double by 2050; yet the U.S. government spends just $450 million on the disease. President Obama and the Department of… Read more »
By Stacey Palevsky • August 8, 2011
Caregivers and their relatives who suffer from mild to moderate dementia often have different perceptions about the amount and quality of care given and received, so says a study by researchers at Penn State and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging. A major source of those differences? Caregivers do not understand the things that are… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • April 18, 2011
Last night CBS featured a homecare company on its show Undercover Boss. What stood out to us at Engage As You Age was that the healthcare and caregiving scenes on the program seemed to focus on most everything but socialization for the seniors. Aside from bingo we didn’t see much meaningful conversation. Laundry was done,… Read more »
Posted in Caregiving, Caring for an Aging Parent, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Homecare
Tagged caregiving, elders, healthcare, homecare, homecare company, homecare workers, seniors, socialization for the seniors, undercover boss
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By Ben Lewis • March 23, 2011
The 26th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International will take place on March 26th through March 29th in Toronto, Canada. The theme of the conference is “The Changing Face of Dementia.” The conference will focus on current research on dementia and Alzheimer’s and examine different dementia care options and explore homecare, caregiving and other community… Read more »
Posted in Aging Studies, Caregiving, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Homecare
Tagged alzheimer's, caregiving, community resources for seniors, dementia, dementia care options, eldercare specialists, family caregivers, homecare, international conference of alzheimer's disease, slow the progression
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By Ben Lewis • March 13, 2011
Engage As You Age continues to catch the eye of both boomer-focused websites and also those in the start-up business community. We’re excited that our services are getting publicity. We’ve seen firsthand how much of a difference our services for seniors make for baby boomers and family caregivers. In the last few weeks both Bette… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • February 15, 2011
The spring 2011 edition of Washington University Magazine has a profile on Engage As You Age’s founder, Ben Lewis. The article, “Entrepreneur Engages the Elderly,” discusses the history of Engage As You Age and also clearly explains the difference between Engage’s services and that of homecare and caregiving. Currently offering services in the San Francisco… Read more »
By Ben Lewis • January 17, 2011
Intel and GE and have come together (in a 50/50 venture) to “create technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are.” They currently have a placeholder website that says that on January 18, 2011 it will be up and running. We’re very curious at Engage As You Age to learn what… Read more »
Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Technology for Seniors
Tagged age in place, assisted living facilities, avenidas village, care innovations, caregiving, eldercare, ge and intel, ge quiet care, homecare, intel health guide, intel reader, marin village, nanatechnology, nursing homes, san francisco village, seniors, seniors and technology, villages for seniors
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By Ben Lewis • January 3, 2011
2010 was a great year for Engage As You Age. We’ve touched a lot of people’s lives in meaningful ways and provided meaningful employment for many San Francisco Bay Area residents. We’re excited about 2011 and look forward to working with many seniors throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. So if you know someone that… Read more »
Posted in Engage As You Age News, Examples of People Engaging As They Age
Tagged aging parent, baby boomers, caregiver, caregiving, companionship for seniors, computer lessons for seniors, engage as you age, meaningful employment, san francisco bay area, senior services, seniors
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