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Don't Just Sit There...

6/30/2017

You, your loved ones, can avoid back injury with the right lifting technique. "Read more" to be enlighten with the best practices. Then protect yourself through the golden age of retirement.

...Study How to Prevent an Injury with the Proper Lifting Techniques. Especially Now that You, or a Loved One, are in the "Twilight Years".

Our seniors and most believe they know how to lift an object properly and think they are doing it safely. After getting a back injury from lifting they will comment "but I even bent my knees". Yes, bending ones knees is one of the best practices and there are more.

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When You Are 64

6/23/2017

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Celebrating 50 years of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - "When I'm Sixty-Four". Recorded in 1966 at Abbey Road Studios, London by Lennon/McCartney.

The Beatles Bible

When I'm Sixty-Four: The song is sung by a young man to his lover, and is about his plans of growing old together with her. Although the theme is ageing, it was one of the first songs McCartney wrote, when he was 16. It was in the Beatles' setlist early on at the Cavern club, but was tucked away until Paul's father turned 64 according to George Martin (their legendary producer) when the Fab Four group was recording the album Sgt. Pepper. Internet/Wikipedia

Fast forward to June 2017 the world is celebrating this event with a re-release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The boxed set has been remixed and presented with additional session recordings, and it is the first Beatles' album to be remixed and expanded since the 2003. To create the new stereo and 5.1 surround audio mixes for ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ producer Giles Martin (son of George) worked with audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios in London. This Anniversary edition includes Martin’s new stereo mix incorporating the original four-track session tapes. Credit: The Beatles website.

The When I'm Sixty-Four track off of Sgt. Pepper is significant with today's aging awareness especially during the National Safety month of June. "Will you still need me, will you still feed me", "You'll be older too", "Doing the garden, digging the weeds", "We shall scrimp and save", and "grandchildren on your knee" are all still important to our seniors wellness in the 21st Century by helping them stay safe and secure.

Golden Horizons Elder Care Services, Inc. can assist in making this happen. Our in-home care provides and companions are professional about the lives and livelihood of our silver haired friends. So "Give me your answer, fill in a form" and schedule an appointment when "You are 64" before or after. BTW: When George Martin turned 64 in January 1990, Paul McCartney sent him a birthday greeting and a bottle of wine. As reported by Rolling Stone Magazine.

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June News You Can Use - From Senior Resources Agency on Aging

6/19/2017

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June 2017 Issue. Go to: www.SeniorResourcesEC.org for More Healthy and In-Home Care Tips.

Read About Ongoing Programs and Senior Care Information:

CT Farmers’ Market Trail Alan Perreault - Harbor Village Grief Support Group Schedule - Center for Hospice Care
Baby Sign Language Classes - Disabilities Network of Eastern CT
Beginner ASL Classes - Disabilities Network of Eastern CT
Pulmonary Management-Genesis
Creamery Brook a Retirement Village
Clinical Trial - CCR Studies
Veterans Coffee Hr - Douglas Manor
Cash for Causes - Senior Resources

Engage Yourself with These Event Highlights & Resources:

June Mtg - Southeast Senior Network
MAIC Annual Mtg-Middlesex Area Interagency Council- Middlesex Hospital
Benefits Enrollment Center - East Haddam
Birdies for Charity
Benefits Enrollment Center - East Hampton
Friendly’s Fundraiser - Disabilities Network of Eastern CT
Yard Sale-Chase ManorII
Senior Breakfast Club - Harbor Village
Living with Dementia: Early Stage Care Partners - The Hearth at Luxis Pond
Grieving the Loss of a Loved One Due to Addiction - Center for Hospice Care
2017 Southeast Healthy Living Expo
Identity Theft: A Personal Journey - Seasons Federal Credit Union & Middlesex Community - Gatekeeper
A Bridge to a Second Chance - Middlesex Community Gatekeeper

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Thank You Fathers

6/18/2017

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Thank you to all fathers for your love and devotion.

This Sunday, June 18, we have the privilege of honoring our fathers for their sacrifices on our behalf. A true father is a unique and precious person in our lives; he is one who provides for us, believes in us, unconditionally loves us and pushes us to be all we can be. Not all fathers are ours by blood, some are ours by adoption, some are ours by choice. This month, take time to thank the man who is your father figure. Take him out for dinner, bless him with a gift, give him a hug. Thank him.
We know we will.

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Rest, Recharge and Stress Relief for Caregivers - National Safety Month

6/16/2017

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Put Safety First, to Help Others You are Caring For

Safety First... Care for Yourself
On an airplane, an oxygen mask descends in front of you. The first rule you are told is to put on your own oxygen mask before you assist anyone else.

Only when we first help ourselves can we effectively help others. The caring of yourself is often side-stepped or one of the most often forgotten things a caregiver can overlook and feel guilty about. The thinking needs to change.

Remember when your health and needs are taken care of first, only then the person you are caring for will benefit the most.

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