Falling, and the injury that may result, is one of the major hazards facing our seniors. This is true for seniors who live alone with no outside help, as well as those residing in senior assisted living facilities or remaining at home with help from in-home senior care. According to the National Council on Aging, […]
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Seniors are subject to a number of special medical problems, one of them being unrecognized dehydration. Dehydration in seniors can sometimes go undiagnosed because the frequent causes of dehydration seen in younger people (excessive physical activity, sweating in hot weather, etc.) are not usually present in seniors; even trained medical personnel can miss the diagnosis. […]
That title may come as no surprise to many seniors. To many, loneliness is their only companion and perhaps their only visitor. The American Association of Retired People (AARP) published the results of its own loneliness study in the November/December 2010 edition of its magazine. According to the AARP, about 42.6 million American adults over […]
Let’s Not Let This Happen Again In 1983, President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. In that year “fewer than 2 million Americans had Alzheimer’s; today, the number of people with the disease has soared to nearly 5.4 million.” Over the years there has been an increased awareness of Alzheimer’s, more […]
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Caregiving, caregivers and the problems associated with meeting the needs of our growing senior population are among the greatest challenges facing our society. According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2008 there were more than 34 million unpaid caregivers in the United States. This figure does not include the professional workers who provide home […]