Should Your Elderly Loved One Be in the Hospital? Hospitals provide wonderful care for acute medical problems such as a heart attack, stroke, or necessary surgery. But for the chronic issues faced by many elderly people, the hospital may not be the best care option. As people age, they often develop multiple chronic issues such …
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Could Your Elderly Loved One Be at Risk for Stroke? Strokes present frightening possibilities to seniors and their loved ones. Ranging from mild to severe, strokes can cause a wide variety of symptoms including loss of speech, dizziness, weakness, headaches, and even death. The severity of the stroke depends on numerous factors, some of which …
Extra-Depth Shoes Make a Difference Older people who have foot pain associated with aging, diabetes, or changes to the structure of the foot can get relief from wearing the right kind of shoes. A new study based in Australia compared a group of seniors who wore extra deep, extra wide shoes marketed to people with foot pain …
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Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness, and that’s one of the reasons why January 2023 has been designated as National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is a disease that more frequently affects older people, although people of all ages can contract glaucoma. It is a particularly difficult disease to treat because there are often …
January of 2023 will be International Quality Of Life Month around the world, and that makes it a great time to consider just what the quality of life is for our senior loved ones. In many cases, senior parents live right in the homes of their adult children and receive care from them in their later …
Dehydration Poses Serious Problems for the Elderly Water makes up about 50-60% of the human body. It is essential for blood flow, heart function, organ function, brain function, and waste removal. When people fail to drink enough water, they may experience muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, heart palpitations, and lightheadedness. For elderly people, dehydration poses even …
Given that January is National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, now is a good time to start thinking about donating so as to help someone who is really in need of that life-giving blood. There is always a shortage of available blood because so much is needed to satisfy all the possible cases where blood is …
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Caregivers Make All the Difference During a Hospital Stay When loved ones require a hospital stay, we expect the hospital to provide the best medical care possible to take care of their needs. What we don’t always consider, however, is how being alone in the hospital can affect a person’s emotional and mental state. For elderly …
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The In-home Caregiver Sorts Through Some Dementia Theories What’s the “million-dollar question” in medicine today? One of the top few—actually worth far, far more than a million dollars—is what causes dementia. As scientists continue to work night and day to find a cause and a cure for this common disease of the elderly, the best we can …
Atherosclerosis Can Cause Decreased Brain Function Atherosclerosis, described as a hardening and narrowing of the arteries, has long been associated with heart disease and heart attacks. As plaque builds up on the walls of the arteries, it creates a narrowing of the passageway, restricting blood flow to essential organs like the brain and heart. As …
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