Despite the fact that nearly one million people are living with Parkinson’s disease in the United States alone, the condition was perhaps first brought to …Read More
Why Fall Prevention Is Vital for Seniors with Stiff Muscles and Joints
The statistics surrounding senior falls are alarming. Falls are the leading reason behind injury in older adults, and result in hundreds of thousands of hip …Read More
What Is Happening with My Senior Loved One? Treating Delirium During Hospitalization
A hospital stay is never something a senior looks forward to, but at least there’s the reassuring fact that the necessary care and treatment are …Read More
Managing Long-Term Illness With the Help of Home Care
Did you ever get up in the morning and realize, as soon as you got out of bed, that it was going to be “one …Read More
Caring for a Loved One in the Late Stages of Alzheimer’s: Part 3 of 3
Receiving the news that an older family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia is life-changing. Thinking through the various elements and factors associated …Read More
Balancing Act: Caregiving for Elderly Parents and School-Aged Children
If your days are overflowing with parenting, working, managing a home, caring for elderly parents, and trying to fit in time for yourself while nurturing …Read More
Proper Medication Management Means Better Outcomes
“Take 2 hours after eating. Avoid exposure to sunlight while taking this medication.” “Take on an empty stomach. Do not take with aspirin.” “Take twice …Read More
Improve Senior Mobility and Flexibility with These Stretching Exercises
It is a common assumption that aging unquestionably corresponds to decreased mobility and flexibility. While it’s valid that conditions including osteoarthritis impact a lot of …Read More
Keep Elders’ Joints Healthy With These Exercises
Did you know that for each pound of weight we lose, we reduce four pounds of force from our knees, and as many as six …Read More
Put Your Healthiest Feet Forward
Our feet will transport us somewhere around 110,000 miles over the course of our lives – that’s 216,262,500 steps! It’s certainly not surprising that as …Read More