Shopping for Senior Home Care Services: Questions to Ask
Finding the right care solution for a senior family member is one of the most important as well as daunting decisions you’ll face. Ensuring the safety of the senior is crucial, but there are some additional factors to consider as well, such as whether the senior’s quality of life and ability to thrive and continue […]
Dehydration in Seniors: Don’t Overlook This Health Risk
During the warmest time of year, maintaining correct hydration is essential, particularly for older adults. In fact, close to 1/2 of all older adults are chronically under-hydrated, as shared in a recently available UCLA study, which can result in numerous health risks, including kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and in some cases a greater risk […]
Tips on Summer Safety for Older Adults
The longer days of summer mean additional time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other wonderful seasonal pursuits. Yet it also means an increased risk for a variety of health concerns for seniors, who are more susceptible to heat-related issues such as: Heat syncope (faintness/dizziness) Heat cramps Heat edema (swelling) Heat exhaustion […]
Senior Safety Tips for Driving
Do you remember that feeling as a teen when you first climbed behind the steering wheel, that great exhilaration of being in a position to go anywhere you wanted? The freedom that being able to drive offers us is beyond compare! Yet as we grow older, many different factors can come into play that influence […]
Benefits of a Geriatric Physician for Senior Health
With most seniors already seeing an array of medical professionals, could there be really any benefit to adding yet another? When it comes to considering the benefits of a geriatric physician, the clear answer is a resounding, “Yes!” A geriatrician is board-certified either in internal or family medicine, similar to a primary care physician, but […]
Alzheimer’s and Safe Travel When a Loved One Has Dementia
After spending a considerable amount of time in social distancing and isolation, this summer may lead you even more than normal to want to travel to visit family, or even to just encounter a change of scenery and some pleasant activities. And if you provide care for an older adult with Alzheimer’s or dementia, having […]
Home Alteration Tips to Keep Seniors Safe While Aging in Place
With the majority of seniors deciding to continue to live at home during aging, it’s necessary to execute a comprehensive home assessment to locate and resolve any hazards and make certain the seniors you love stay safe. The easiest way to do this is to start outside of the home and work your way in, […]
Hearing Loss Due to Aging: Signs, Causes, and How to Cope
Isolated. Misunderstood. Excluded. These are just a few of the many emotions which are common in those with hearing loss, who struggle to continue to maintain social connections with friends and family members, who find it challenging to communicate with them. Hearing loss due to aging is fairly prevalent, for quite a few reasons: genetics, […]
Head Injuries in Older Adults Are a Growing Concern
Whenever you think about a traumatic brain injury (TBI), your initial thought is likely to be a sports-related accident, such as a football player crashing head-first into a rival, or possibly a head-on collision in an auto accident – something less likely to affect senior loved ones. Nevertheless, the prevalence of traumatic head injuries in […]
Tips for Living With Arthritis: Understanding Risk Factors and Treatment Options
Impacting 30 million individuals in the United States alone, osteoarthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that results due to the wearing away of cartilage, creating friction in the joints as unprotected bones rub against one another. Although it can happen in any joint, it’s most prevalent in the hands, hips, knees, lower back, and […]