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 […]
How Do People Get Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops after being exposed to a toxic substance called asbestos. Many people were unknowingly exposed to asbestos for the majority of the 20th century. It usually takes between 20 and 50 years for mesothelioma to develop after exposure, making the disease more common for seniors than younger age groups. […]
How a Geriatric Medical Specialist Benefits Older Adults
With most seniors already seeing a variety of medical professionals, can there be really any advantage to adding yet another? In the case of a geriatric medical specialist, the clear answer is a resounding, “Yes!” A geriatrician is board-certified in either internal or family medicine, much like a primary care physician, but with the extra […]
Top Tips for Chronic Kidney Disease Management & Treatment
They are only about the size of your fist, however, they’re imperative to your body’s functioning. Kidneys work as filters to eliminate waste from the body, yet they also control our blood pressure and help in the production of red blood cells. For those with chronic kidney disease, successful management is essential to avoid progression […]