The ideal home is one that you like, one that fits you and your needs, makes you feel comfortable and safe. The ideal elder home includes all of these attributes but it is also a home that allows the elderly resident to age in place. Age in place? When you age in place, you live in the same community until you die. This does not necessarily...

Half a century ago most families stayed in the same area. You lived your life in close proximity to most of your relatives. Children would marry and move away from home. This “moving away from home” usually meant a few miles or at most it may have been the next town where they established their roots. There is an old Dutch proverb that says:...

She loved plants. Everywhere you looked there were plants. Her tiny apartment was literally cluttered with plants. She liked to see things grow. She liked and needed to nurture. She lived alone, and plants, to some extent, satisfied that longing and desire. With no husband to care for, and her children long since grown and busy with their lives,...

If your grandchildren live some distance from you and, or, perhaps don’t know each other very well as cousins, try organizing a Cousins' Camp. Plan and prepare ahead Determine camp length - one week or less? Send invitations to the grandchildren. Look into area attractions and ticket prices. Collect and prepare craft items, if necessary. Stock...

Times have certainly changed. Home cooking used to involve thawing meat, peeling and slicing vegetables and planning on the time it takes for everything to cook. These days - so many recent television commercials would have us believe - home cooking is as easy as pouring a bag of frozen “Pot Roast with Vegetables” into a frying pan to reheat....

Pray for understanding, guidance, help, wisdom and mercy. Try to understand about the fears, quirks and frustrations that beset the elderly. My mother had a strong faith in her Lord. Uplifters for elderly parents: hearing Bible read, singing praise songs and praying with them. \ Organizations can help: Cancer Societies, Life Abilities,...

Gardener's tool box This is a fun project that's easy enough for the kids to do. The projet is to make a gardener's toolbox from a standard mailbox. Decorate the mailbox any way you like, and fasten it to a fencepost near the garden. A mailbox is the perfect size for a spare pair of gloves and a few hand tools. This is a great rainy day project...