7 Real Benefits of Home Care
When entering a certain age, or more often for caring for elderly parents, there always seems to be a question of where is the best place for them to live in their later years? Many [...]
3 Critical Insights Into Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is tricky because one can have high or low blood pressure and still feel relatively fine. In fact, although having blood pressure that is slightly higher than normal doesn't necessarily make us feel [...]
4 Tips For Understanding and Preventing Dehydration in Seniors
Dehydration is a serious issue for anyone, but it can present special challenges in the older community. Not only are seniors at a higher risk of becoming dehydrated, but the complications can have serious impacts [...]
3 Critical Things to Know About Caregiver Burnout
Caregivers are incredibly important to us, and burnout is a very real issue. The term “caregiver” can apply to anyone who consistently looks after another person and their health on a regular basis. This could [...]
3 Nutrition Challenges and Solutions
With all our life experience, it's easy to think we know how to eat well, but studies show that as we age, seniors' nutrition needs change as well as living arrangements, budget and other considerations. [...]
5 Tai Chi Moves to Stay Fit at Any Age
We know that staying physically healthy and as fit as possible is good for us as we age. Tai Chi offers an incredible journey for those who participate, many of them seniors. But why? And [...]
Medical Alert Systems – 4 Things You Should Know
Often times, when we think "Medical Alert Systems", we think of that commercial from the 1980's in which an elderly woman falls and desperately cries out, "I've fallen and I can't get up!". What a [...]
3 Ways to Manage Diabetes in Older Adults
While managing diabetes can be challenging for anyone, it presents unique hurdles for the older adult. If a diabetic patient lives in assisted living, then the condition will be managed and healthy living promoted by [...]
Obesity In The Elderly
As we age and become less mobile, we exercise less. There is a tendency for elderly people to put on weight, and about three in 10 people over the age of 50 are obese. Waist [...]
Weight and Diabetes
The more you weigh, the higher your risk of diabetes. What you eat and your overall weight plays a key role in your risk level of contracting diabetes. And if you already have diabetes? Diet [...]
