News You Can Use: Healthy Foods for Kidney Disease
While chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects roughly 11% of adult Americans, for older people, the incidence rate jumps to nearly 40%. If a family member in your life struggles with CKD, following the doctor’s suggested dietary plan is very important. The aim is to make certain that amounts of fluid, minerals, and electrolytes remain balanced. […]
Older Adults and Mental Health: A Growing Concern
They’re called our “golden years” for good reason; aging brings with it a variety of benefits, including greater wisdom, the freedom to experience life without having the responsibilities of a career and young family to raise, and the opportunity to spend more time with family and friends and engaging in pursuits we enjoy. Yet it’s […]
Helping Seniors Cope with Pandemic Fatigue
It has been more than six months since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions which have been put in place to emphasize safety can start to wear on all of us, and while there is a natural craving to want to “get back to normal,” there is a new issue: helping seniors cope with pandemic […]
Managing Urinary Incontinence in Seniors
While common in seniors, urinary incontinence is a challenging condition to manage, impacting everyday life in many ways and often leading to decreased self-confidence and assurance as well as the limiting of rewarding activities. However, it’s essential to realize that that urinary incontinence is not something that must simply be accepted as an ordinary component […]
Managing Urinary Incontinence in Seniors
While common in seniors, urinary incontinence is a challenging condition to manage, impacting everyday life in many ways and often leading to decreased self-confidence and assurance as well as the limiting of rewarding activities. However, it’s essential to realize that that urinary incontinence is not something that must simply be accepted as an ordinary component […]
Transitional Home Care for Seniors: Help with Returning Home After a Hospital Stay
After a surgical procedure or hospitalization, the words we look forward to hearing most are, “Here are your discharge papers – you’re able to go home now!” What a feeling of relief there is in coming through the front door, sinking into a favorite chair, and unwinding. Yet there are frequently quite a few tasks […]
Living With MS: Common Symptoms
Its cause is still unknown, but affecting over one million people in the United States alone, multiple sclerosis can cause an extensive and unpredictable range of symptoms and severity. What we do know is the fact that women are much more likely to develop MS, and that each person living with MS will experience it […]
The Importance of Routine Senior Eye Exams to Optimize Ocular Health
Those of us in the age 40+ demographic know how it feels to begin to have trouble with small print, finding the need to begin wearing reading glasses, increasing the font size on our electronic devices, or holding books at arm’s length in order to cut down on blurring. Growing older and becoming challenged with […]
Shopping for Elderly Home Care Services: Questions to Ask
Discovering the right care solution for a senior family member is one of the most significant and overwhelming decisions you will face. Ensuring the safety and security of a senior loved one is paramount, but there are some additional considerations as well, such as whether the senior’s quality of life and capacity to thrive and […]
Shopping for Elderly Home Care Services: Questions to Ask
Discovering the right care solution for a senior family member is one of the most significant and overwhelming decisions you will face. Ensuring the safety and security of a senior loved one is paramount, but there are some additional considerations as well, such as whether the senior’s quality of life and capacity to thrive and […]