Tips to Help Overcome Pandemic Fatigue in Seniors
It’s been over half a year since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions that have been put in place to emphasize safety can start to wear on all of us, and although there is a normal desire to want to “get back to normal,” there is a new concern, however: pandemic fatigue in seniors. Pandemic […]
Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly
While common in senior loved ones, urinary incontinence is a challenging condition to handle, impacting everyday life in a variety of ways and frequently leading to reduced self-confidence and assurance in addition to the limiting of enjoyable activities. However, it is important to realize that urinary incontinence is not something that has to simply be […]
Celebrate Grandparents Day and the Mutual Benefits of Grandparent/Grandchild Relationships
As the old saying goes, “What happens at Grandma’s stays at Grandma’s!” Being a grandparent is perhaps one of life’s greatest joys – a way to experience once again the satisfaction of spending quality time and doting on the children in your life; only this time around, they are your children’s children, and so the […]
Transitional Home Health Care: Help with Returning Home After a Hospital Stay
After a medical procedure or hospitalization, the words we look forward to hearing most are, “Here are your discharge papers – you are free to head home now!” What a sense of relief there is in coming through the front door, sinking into a favorite chair, and unwinding. Yet there are frequently a variety of […]
Learn About Common Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
Its cause continues to be unknown, but impacting over a million people within the United States alone, multiple sclerosis may cause an extensive and unpredictable range of symptoms and severity. What we do know is that women are much more likely to be diagnosed with MS, and that every person will experience it differently, with […]
Reduce the Risk for Ocular Trauma by Optimizing Eye Health for Seniors
Those of us in the age 40+ demographic know how it feels to start to struggle with small print, finding the need to start wearing reading glasses, increasing the font size on our electronic devices, or holding books at arm’s length to try to reduce blurring. Growing older and becoming challenged with vision changes frequently […]
Shopping for Elderly Care Services: Questions to Ask
Discovering the right care solution for a senior loved one is one of the most significant and overwhelming decisions you’ll face. Ensuring the safety and security of the senior is extremely important, but there are some additional considerations as well, for example, whether the older adult’s quality of life and capacity to thrive and remain […]
Dehydration in Seniors: Don’t Overlook This Health Risk
During the warmest time of the year, maintaining proper hydration is a must, especially for seniors. In fact, close to half of all older adults are chronically under-hydrated, according to a recently available UCLA study, which can bring on many different health risks, such as kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and also an increased risk […]
Summer Heat and the Elderly: Tips to Ensure Safety
The longer days of summer mean more time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other delightful seasonal activities. However, it also means an enhanced risk for a number of health concerns for seniors, who are more prone to heat-related complications, for example: Heat syncope (faintness/dizziness) Heat cramps Heat edema (swelling) Heat exhaustion […]
Senior Citizen Driving Tips to Help Maintain Safety
Remember that feeling as a teen when you first climbed behind the steering wheel, experiencing the exhilaration of being in a position to go anywhere you wanted? The freedom that being able to drive offers us is beyond compare! Nonetheless, once we get older, multiple factors may come into play that impact senior citizen driving […]