Health & Wellness

1. 10 Questions To Ask Potential Care Providers

   Peter G. Violette, LCSW, is the owner of Comfort Keepers, a home care agency in southern Maine. This is his list of important questions to ask potental care providers. Is the agency certified by the State to … Continue

2. Healthy aging: Tips for coping with change

   As you age, there will be periods of both joy and stress. It’s important to build your resilience and find healthy ways to cope with challenges. This ability will help you make the most of the good … Continue

3. Sexuality in Later Life

   Many people want and need to be close to others as they grow older. This includes the desire to continue an active, satisfying sex life as they grow older. But, with aging, there may be changes that … Continue

4. Finding and following your recipe for aging well

   Coping with change is difficult, no matter how old you are. The particular challenge for older adults is the sheer number of changes and transitions—including the loss of friends, family, your career, your health, and even your … Continue

5. Cut Your Diabetes Risk

   I was re-reading an older issue of Ladies’ Home Journal the other day, and thought I’d share some information from articles about diabetes risk. Losing weight reduces your chances of developing type-2 diabetes, but there are some … Continue

6. A Table for Two – Why Eating With a Senior Is So Important

   We hear it on the news all of the time – families just do not sit down and eat together anymore.  Our hurried lifestyles are getting in the way of quality time with our families at the … Continue

7. Happy birthday, Pine Point!

   We were very excited to get an invitation to Pine Point Center’s 50th anniversary celebration. Pine Point is a health care and rehabilitation community in Scarborough that has been serving area residents for almost three generations. Since they … Continue