Tag: Awareness

How Various Types of Media Can Impact Our Lives

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart For seniors, one of our main sources of entertainment is our television. Most of us have the awareness that not everything we see on TV, social media, or movies should we believe. Correct? Maybe not. We are more likely to watch television than engage in any other activity. A wave of new…

Another Day, Another Data Breach

R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly In today’s digital age, data breaches are becoming increasingly common, leaving consumers vulnerable to identity theft. In one of the largest, most recent breaches, AT&T exposed 73 million passwords. While the vast majority were former customers (before 2019), it’s estimated that over 7-1/2 million were current customers. While there’s…

Help Protect Seniors from Fraud with these Tips

Mahnaz Pourian, Home Instead®, Coolidge, Ariz. Technology provides a great way to stay connected with family and friends, get access to news and entertainment, and simplify tasks like banking and scheduling appointments. But online activity can open us up to scams. What’s more, scammers are particularly adept at targeting older adults. That’s why it’s so…

Conscious Breathing

Rev. Suzanne Marlatt Stewart The human body can survive three weeks without food, three days without water, and only three minutes without air. Our breath is one of our most important healing tools, and possibly one of the most overlooked. Breathing is something you do continually, usually without conscious thought. Because it is so constant,…