Category: Senior Depression

The Health Benefits of Laughter: Learn Why It Really Is the Best Medicine

Have you ever felt yourself preparing to bubble over with uncontrollable laughter at the most inopportune moment in time – in a packed elevator, a hushed waiting room, or a religious service? Although there are, of course, instances when we must control the silliness, author Jane Heller says that, “Humor can keep us balanced, even […]

The Dangers of Senior Loneliness – and How to Help

With well over 325 million people living in the U.S. alone, it is difficult to imagine that senior loneliness could be so common. Nevertheless, over half of all seniors live alone, and more than a million of them are likely to be chronically lonely. In fact, virtually half of older adults studied stated that their principal […]