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 […]
Six Tips for Male Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma occurs in men 4 times more often than women. Researchers believe men develop mesothelioma more often because occupational asbestos exposure typically happens in male-dominated industries. 6 Health Tips for Men with Mesothelioma The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compiled a list of health tips for men. The tips below are adapted from their list. Read the […]
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 […]
Top Tips for Chronic Kidney Disease Management
They are only about the size of your fist, but they’re imperative to your body’s operation. Kidneys serve as filters to get rid of waste from the body, but they also regulate our blood pressure and help in the creation of red blood cells. For those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, effective management is very […]
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 […]
March Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
Feelings of exhaustion can seem to be a common occurrence for many of us. The alarm goes off too early, the demands of everyday life are taxing, and by the end of the day, as soon as we can once and for all sink into bed, it can be difficult to shut down our thoughts […]