Older adults in Washtenaw County can depend on Ypsi Senior Center Fitness Instructor Mark Harris to help them improve their strength, flexibility, balance and more. 

Ypsilanti Senior Center Fitness Program Helps Older Adults Achieve a Greater Quality of Life  

There are several ways you can play an active role in managing your parent’s chronic illness, so they can achieve self–management and a better quality of life.

How to Help Aging Parents Deal With Chronic Diseases

 Self-care is important for caregivers. Here are some tips to avoid burnout and protect your well-being.

Tips for Avoiding Caregiver Burnout

Like social networking and banking, the health care industry is utilizing online tools to give members an opportunity to manage their health care and receive wellness guidance in a quick, convenient way. 

Doctor and senior patient using digital tablet in clinic.

Digital Health Care Tools: Tips for Seniors

The first step in combating the risk of age-related malnutrition is understanding the nutrients older adults often lack. This guide can help. 

What Seniors Should Be Eating for Good Health

Shawn Walkiewicz's father didn't suffer from memory loss. He had corticobasal syndrome, a specific subtype of frontotemporal dementia that leads to an inability to control body movements.

Knowing the Difference Between Alzheimer's and Frontotemporal Dementia 

More than 15 million seniors live alone. That's why maintaining relationships with friends and family members is crucial. Here are tips to stay engaged as a senior. 

How to Stay Social as a Senior

Seniors in the Port Huron area have been so thrilled at their increased access to YMCA fitness classes that impromptu dance sessions are breaking out at the end of Enhance Fitness classes. 

Blue Water Area YMCA Promoting Physical Fitness, Decreasing Social Isolation Among Older Adults in Michigan’s Thumb

Free and low-cost health care for those in need, mental health professionals available when you get an annual physical and new doctor’s offices for seniors –these are just a few of the ways Michiganders benefitted from programs supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan this year – member or not.

4 Ways Health Care Became Easier for Michiganders to Access in 2022

Maintaining a high-quality network of providers and elevated customer service ensures our senior members’ needs are met – and we continue to find new ways to meet the needs of seniors.

Ensuring Access to Quality Health Care for Seniors

 Physical and mental changes occur as people age, so it’s important to be proactive when it comes to keeping the aging mind and body healthy.

Senior Brain Health

Annual physicals are great opportunities to ask doctors about screenings you need, as well as topics like fall prevention and medication management.

10 Questions Seniors Should Ask Their Doctors

SilverSneakers® is a health and fitness program specifically designed for adults aged 65 and older. This program has been proven to help boost physical and mental health outcomes, and lower health care costs, among those who participate frequently. 

Make the Most of SilverSneakers

Speaking with an aging adult about their struggles on the road can lead to an emotionally charged conversation. The best thing a person can do is listen, validate their loved one’s concerns and plan to positively address negative emotions.

Older Driver Safety: When It’s Time to Stop Driving

Aging in place takes planning, modifications and assistance – and for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, it can be more difficult. 

Helping Someone with Alzheimer’s Age in Place

During Medicare open enrollment, the period from October 15 to December 7, Medicare beneficiaries may switch, drop or add new benefits without penalty.

Medicare Open Enrollment Tips for Seniors: Find a Plan that Fits Your Needs

Caregiving for a loved one often means you are managing their medications. This is the case for 70% of caregivers, according to a recent poll.  

Adult woman helps older mother fill out her pill sorter box

How to Manage Medications for a Loved One 

More than 50 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Here's how you can show support to your friends and family.

Elderly woman and daughter in the needle crafts occupational therapy for Alzheimer’s or dementia

What You Need to Know About Alzheimer’s and Other Forms of Dementia

Ninety-three percent of peer-reviewed research papers into the effects of pandemic isolation on individuals with dementia reported new or worsened symptoms.

A mother stands with her daughter, visiting senior parents but observing social distancing with a glass door between them. The granddaughter puts her hand up to the glass, the grandfather and grandmother doing the same. A small connection in a time of separation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pandemic Isolation Worsened Alzheimer’s and Dementia for Many

Olivia Fielder spends her workdays talking to seniors. Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the tone of the conversations. “The depression has gone through the roof,” she said. “They’re so lonely and they’re getting so depressed.”...

Social Worker Sees Uptick in Seniors Battling Depression; Receives Award for Outreach Work 

The pandemic has taken a toll on everyone, but in many cases, it’s been especially difficult for seniors....

Caring for Seniors During COVID-19

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