Need help? Call us today: 
831.275.0103
Home / Blog
Blog
Believe it or not, full-fat dairy has been linked to a reduced risk of obesity. That may be due in part to the satisfying creamy fats that reduce the desire to snack later on. But be sure you also eat some of the good fats like foods high in Omega-3 fatty assets like Salmon, mackerel, sardines and tuna. Olive oil may reduce dementia risk by flushing out the proteins that gum up communications channels between brain cells (AARP The Magazine, March/April 2022 Issue, page 38).
Pebble Beach, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA OR HHA Designation A Plus (Service Areas Are Aromas, Big Sur, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-Tierra, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside & Soledad
We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.  We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.
Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care. Our services include:
Caring companionship
Meal preparation
Incidental transportation
Running errands
Light housekeeping
Medication reminders
Monitoring of safety while bathing
Information and referral services
Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.
If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you! We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems. Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus. To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle. To apply, please visit our website www.fhcofm.com, click on home care aides, then careers where you can fill out an application online. We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.
`The IRS will take public comments through May 25 on a controversial change to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, which passed in 2019. Known as the SECURE Act, it allowed anyone who inherited an IRA to withdraw the money any way that they wanted, including skipping annual distributions, provided the account was drawn down to zero by the end of year 10. Now, the IRS is proposing that this option would only be available to non spouse beneficiaries who inherit an IRA if the original owner dies before having to take required minimum distributions. If the original owner dies after April 1 following the year of the person’s 72nd birthday, the date when RMDs are first required, non spouse beneficiaries must take RMDs in the first nine years and then empty the account in year 10 (Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, May 2022 page 14).
The AARP Has been great at tracking the latest scams all across the nation and letting us know what to look out for. Although not new, people who call saying they are asking on behalf of organizations such as the National Save The Police Fund which make you believe they are a charity are actually scamming us. They aren’t a charity. According to AARP The Magazine, March/April 2022 Issue, page 74) many of these organizations are actually “independent, expenditure-only†political action committees, or PACs. Super PACs generally are regulated by the Federal Election Committee (FEC) which scrutinizes spending of these organizations very little. This is unlike a typical charity which has to register with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to become a 501 (c) 3. According to Nomorobo, a robocall-blocking company that works with AARP on fraud prevention, at the end of 2021, robocalls raising money for police groups were the highest volume phone messages in most major U.S. markets.
Even the inventor of the 4% rule (Bill Bengen), which theorizes that withdrawing 4% in year one and then adjusting each year for inflation your retirement savings will last you a lifetime, is agreeing that we may need to take a more conservative approach given stock market volatility and soaring inflation. “The problem is, there’s no precedent for today’s conditions,†Bengen told The Wall Street Journal. Given the challenges of making forecasts right now, Bengen recommends cutting spending, if possible.
Join Karen Egy, PsyD, Psychologist from CHOMP on a monthly stroll in Laguna Grande Park at 1249 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard in Seaside for a walk in the park on Saturday, May 21 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. and learn why physical activity doesn’t have to be hard. Walking boosts physical health, mental well-being, and can help manage serious health conditions. The 30 minute walk will be held monthly and you can learn more about improving your health from CHOMP health care professionals who will lead and educate you along the way. Register at www.montagehealth.org/walkforhealth.
One of the easiest ways to try and ward off Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia is by going to bed early, according to Sara Mednick, professor of cognitive science at the University of California Irvine. She tells AARP The Magazine (April/May 2022, page 38) that we should all be in bed by 10:00 p.m. “The earlier you get to sleep, the more slow-wave sleep you’ll get,†says professor Mednick, the author of The Power of the Down State. Slow-wave Sleep connections between areas of the brain to create stronger memories. However, SWS goes by the circadian clock and peters out at about 1:00 a.m.  Regular readers of my blog know that both my grandmother and my father had this terrible disease when they passed away. There is a great group of people at the Alzheimer’s Association in Ryan Ranch who are there to help you. They also have a 24-hour hotline at 1-800-272-3900.
Pacific Grove, CA Home Care Aide (HCA) Senior Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregiver Jobs Available : Set Your Own Hours: $2/Hour Extra On The Weekends CNA OR HHA Designation A Plus (Service Areas Are Aromas, Big Sur, Carmel, Carmel-by-the-sea, Carmel Valley, Castroville, Corral-de-Tierra, Gonzalez, Greenfield, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Prunedale, Salinas, Seaside & Soledad
We have developed a reputation for having the best caregivers (Home Care Aides or Senior Companions) in Monterey County over the past decade and have recently expanded into Santa Cruz County.  We are currently looking for qualified caregivers.
Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey and Santa Cruz is seeking compassionate, mature and dependable caregivers who want to improve the lives of our elderly Clients by providing in-home, non-medical care. Our services include:
Caring companionship
Meal preparation
Incidental transportation
Running errands
Light housekeeping
Medication reminders
Monitoring of safety while bathing
Information and referral services
Other services that improve the safety, security and quality of life of seniors.
If you believe you would make an exceptional Home Care Aide, we would love to hear from you! We prefer those with experience helping the elderly, disabled and others with mobility problems. Having cared for those with dementia and/or Alzheimer’s is a plus. To work for us, you must have excellent references, a clear criminal record, a good driving record, and an insured reliable vehicle. To apply, please visit our website www.fhcofm.com, click on home care aides, then careers where you can fill out an application online. We have immediate openings all over Monterey County.
Getting back to travelling regularly now that COVID-19 has become an exciting prospect for those that have been cooped up at home for years. But if you are disabled, this can be a challenge. USA Today recently ran an interesting article about traveling with Parkinson’s, which in addition to tremors can cause disorientation which sometimes leads to falls. It recommends starting slow, with small trips around town, and just see what types of obstacles that you run into. By testing the use of public restrooms, navigating uneven surfaces in dirt, rock, grass and wood-chipped terrain, you can quickly find out which areas you are comfortable trying with a walker. And during this process, it can also boost your confidence. You will probably need to book a hotel room which is ADA compliant. You may also be able to rent a wheelchair at your destination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2022/04/07/vacation-parkinsons-disease-trip/7048284001/
There has been a dearth of new drugs and treatment options for those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. It’s extremely debilitating and often comes with the unfortunate side effect of dementia. However, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and other organizations have recently come up with options for the disease which impacts 1 million Americans and for which 60K new cases are diagnosed each year. In the three decades since Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with the disease, it has become the fastest growing brain disease. Only Alzheimer’s disease has more victims. Thanks to an explosion of funding for the disease (Michael J. Fox Foundation has provided $1 billion in funding since its formation in 2020 and the National Institutes for Health (NIH) provided $242 million in funding in 2020) “we have turned the corner,†according to Haydeh Payami, a professor of neurology and genetics at the University of Alabama’s Birmingham School of Medicine. Some highlights of recent development include:
https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2021/parkinsons-research.html