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 fractures every year, as well as countless other injuries. As frequent as falls in the elderly are, the danger is more than doubled for anyone with stiff muscles and joints […]
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 going to be delivered to provide healing. But what happens when the outcome isn’t as expected, and the senior winds up with a new health concern? More and more often, […]
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 of those days?” Maybe you slept through your alarm, tripped over the dog, and then remembered you were out of coffee. These small inconveniences, however, pale in comparison to what […]
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 with the disease along with its impact, both now and over time, can be overwhelming. In this three-part series, we’ve covered the early, middle and late stages of Alzheimer’s, detailing […]
Top Ways to Fight Chronic Fatigue in Seniors
Springing our clocks forward left a lot of us feeling sluggish from losing that extra hour of sleep. But before too long, our bodies have adjusted to the time change and life goes on. Imagine, however, feeling lethargic and exhausted most of the time, regardless of how much you sleep. Chronic fatigue in seniors is […]
Understanding the Benefits of Home Care and How It Can Help a Senior Loved One
It wasn’t long ago when there was a general assumption that when we grow older, we’ll naturally need to move into a nursing home or assisted living facility. There is now a greater understanding that living at home throughout aging with in-home support is oftentimes a realistic option. There’s also additional information since the pandemic […]
Maintain a Cholesterol Friendly Diet With Healthy Food Choices This Holiday Season
From November to January, it’s easy to get off track with our eating habits, thanks to family and holiday gatherings. For individuals with high cholesterol, however, maintaining a cholesterol friendly diet is particularly important. Yazid Fadl, MD, MPH, Indiana University Health cardiologist, says, “Around the holidays, we tend to let ourselves go, and that’s the […]
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 other relationships, welcome to the sandwich generation! Consisting of those ages 35 – 54 who are “sandwiched” between meeting the needs of children at home and caring for elderly parents, […]
Mild Cognitive Impairment in Seniors and Tips to Help Keep the Brain Sharp
Forgetfulness. Confusion. Disorientation. These, as well as other impacts of cognitive decline, make life challenging for older adults and people who care for them, and may be a consequence of: Genetics Health conditions such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, diabetes, as well as others Brain injury Medication side effects Poor lifestyle changes And much […]
The Importance of Addressing Senior Citizen Mental Health
They are called our “golden years” for good reason; getting older brings with it many great rewards, including increased wisdom, the freedom to experience life minus the responsibilities of a job and young family to raise, together with the ability to spend more time with family and friends and engaging in activities we enjoy. Even […]