For You, Loved Ones, Family and Friends

May 2016

Mother's Day, really should be a daily event, is celebrated this month. We have helpful products for her and the caregivers on the right side of our newsletter. May is Older Americans Month and we have special links to helpful information for making life a little better every day for them.

The May Flowers Clicks

The Importance of the Smile in Dementia Care

Kaiser Permanente's Vision for the Future of Health Care

Three Tips for Celebrating Mother's Day When Mom Has Dementia

Nursing Homes Try Person Centered Care

Caregiver Quotes for May

"A mother can take the place of all others, but a mother's place, no one can take."
Cardinal Gaspard Mermillod

"The great thing about getting older is you don't lose all the other ages you've been."
Madeleine L'Engle

May Is Older Americans Month

Staying Healthy: More Than An Annual Physical

Living with Arthritis: Get Moving and Get Relief

Shingles Isn't Just Nasty, It Could Kill You Too

At 100, Still Running For Her Life

Now You Know

National Women's Health Week is 5/8 - 5/14.

From the Alzheimer's Association, women in their 60's are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease over the rest of their lives as they are to develop breast cancer.

May is Arthritis Awareness Month. See shirts with magnets for buttons.

According to Fast Company, 33% more women than men will graduate from four year colleges in 2016. The reverse was true in 1971.