Seniors and pets go together like a hand and a glove! It’s surely TRUE that a senior who has a pet is happier, healthier and more engaged in life. When a senior adopts a pet from the Halifax Humane Society, there are two BIG winners! The pet and the Senior! Click on Halifax Humane Society […]
Category Archives: Health
Forgetting where you put your keys, the name of a song you just cannot get out of your head, or who was in your favorite movie, is a familiar experience for people of all ages. This type of minor memory loss becomes more common with age, but a sudden and extensive loss of important memory […]
A good night’s sleep is important to people of all ages, but seniors may be especially sensitive to the ill effects of poor sleeping. Healthy sleep patterns are particularly important to seniors, because sound sleep is essential to maintaining the ability to concentrate and form memory, to repair physical damage, to keep your immune system […]
Because OurSeniors.net strives to be an all-things senior directory, we are very pleased to support the Halifax Humane Society, especially its pet adoption services. Adopting a pet can be especially beneficial for seniors. At a time that might be lonely for many people, a pet can make a senior feel needed, more secure and fully […]
Be sure to join us at the 3rd Annual Quality of Life Health Fair on Jan 11th, 2018. This a free event.
The most common health news stories of the past year (unfortunately) were about the epidemic of opioid abuse in America. This problem is so bad and so widespread that it may be responsible for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy seen for two years in a row. Most of these stories were about young or […]
One of the main concerns at OurSeniors.net (Finding Assisted Living) is the care and protection of memory-loss seniors. If you have a friend or loved one who is beginning to show signs of impaired memory, you should read, “Is It Alzheimer’s?”.
Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as a medical condition that is seen only in older people. In most cases it is. In fact, Alzheimer’s disease is one of the greatest threats to our seniors. For that reason, OurSeniors.NET is especially concerned with helping find memory care living facilities, senior assisted living and quality in-home […]
For years there has been speculation that some type of special diet or dietary supplement can halt or reverse Alzheimer’s disease. This subject has been investigated by hundreds of medical researchers without truly decisive results. However, a study published in the February 2015 Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association strongly pointed to certain elements in diet […]
There are several types of weight loss surgery. Today, the gastric sleeve (laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy) has become the most common form of bariatric surgery. Gastric sleeve surgery has far outpaced lap band surgery in recent years. This reflects the results of data gathered by hundreds of physicians who perform bariatric surgery or practice in a […]
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, […]
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. […]