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 […]

Common Prescription Drugs for the Elderly May Lead to Adverse Side Effects

Anyone who’s taken prescription medicine is aware that it usually includes a thorough list of possible adverse reactions to watch for. While prescriptions are, naturally, meant to help us, the danger that may result from these negative reactions can often be worse than the benefit we experience. For the elderly, the majority of whom take […]

Head Injuries Are a Growing Concern Among Older Adults

When you think of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), your first thought is likely to be a sports-related accident, such as a football player crashing head-first into a rival, or perhaps a head-on collision in a car accident – something less likely to impact senior loved ones. Nevertheless, the prevalence of traumatic head injuries in […]

Arthritis Symptoms in Seniors, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options

Affecting 30 million individuals within the U.S. alone, osteoarthritis is a debilitating and painful condition that results because of the wearing away of cartilage, creating friction in the joints as unprotected bones rub against one another. Even though it can occur in any joint, it’s most prevalent in the hands, hips, knees, lower back, and […]

Understanding Extreme Fatigue in the Elderly

Feelings of exhaustion can seem to be a regular occurrence for many of us. The alarm goes off too early, the demands of daily life are draining, and by the conclusion of the day, when we can finally sink into bed, it can be hard to stop our thoughts and get a restful night’s sleep. […]

Health and Wellness Benefits of Socialization in the Elderly

Senior isolation is an increasing and intensely serious epidemic across the nation. Nearly 33% of all older adults live alone, and for a variety of reasons (limited mobility, chronic health issues, and loss of family and friends, just to name a few) socialization ends up being very challenging to maintain. The truth is, the effects […]

Nutrition Tips for Seniors: Making Healthy Food Choices on a Budget

We all know the importance of following a healthy diet, yet knowing and doing are frequently worlds apart. For seniors, it’s all the more important to avoid the temptations of making unhealthy food choices – and, typically more difficult. For many older adults, lifestyle choices are subject to multiple factors: Prescription medication side effects that […]