Elderly and Dehydration: Don’t Overlook This Health Risk

Elderly and Dehydration

During the hottest time of the year, maintaining proper hydration is necessary, especially for older adults. As a matter of fact, close to 1/2 of all older adults are chronically under-hydrated, according to a recently available UCLA study, which can lead to an assortment of health problems, such as kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and […]

Elderly and Dehydration: Don’t Overlook This Health Risk

Elderly and Dehydration

During the hottest time of the year, maintaining proper hydration is necessary, especially for older adults. As a matter of fact, close to 1/2 of all older adults are chronically under-hydrated, according to a recently available UCLA study, which can lead to an assortment of health problems, such as kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and […]

Summer Safety Suggestions for Seniors

Summer Safety Suggestions for Seniors

The longer days of summer mean additional time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other delightful seasonal pursuits. However, it also means an elevated risk for a variety of health concerns for the elderly, who happen to be more vulnerable to heat-related complications such as: Heat syncope (faintness/dizziness) Heat cramps Heat edema […]

Senior Driver Safety Tips

Senior Driver

Remember that feeling as a teenager when you first climbed behind the steering wheel, experiencing the exhilaration of being able to go wherever you wanted? The freedom that being able to drive offers us is beyond compare! However, as we get older, a number of factors can come into play that affect the safety of […]

How Specialized Geriatric Services Benefit Older Adults

Geriatric Services

With most seniors already seeing a multitude of doctors, is there really any benefit to adding yet another? When it comes to a geriatric specialist, the answer is a resounding, “Yes!” A geriatrician is board-certified either in internal or family medicine, much like a primary care physician, but with the additional benefit of being certified […]

Senior Vacation Safety Tips When Traveling with a Loved One Who Has Alzheimer’s

senior vacation safety tips

After spending a substantial amount of time in social distancing and isolation, this summer may lead you more than normal to want to travel to visit relatives, or to simply experience a change of scenery, plus some pleasant activities. And if you provide care for a family member with Alzheimer’s in Kansas City or the nearby […]

Top Tips for Kidney Disease Management

Kidney Disease Management

They are only about the size of your fist, but they are imperative to your body’s functioning. Kidneys work as filters to get rid of waste from the body, but they also control our blood pressure and assist in the creation of red blood cells. For people diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, successful management is […]

Older Adults Often Don’t Report Adverse Prescription Side Effects

Prescription Side Effects

Anyone who has taken prescription drugs understands that they normally come with a comprehensive listing of possible adverse reactions and prescription side effects. Although prescriptions are, of course, intended to help us, the harm that can result from these adverse reactions may outweigh the benefit we obtain. For older adults, the vast majority of whom […]

House Modification Tips to Keep Seniors Safe While Aging in Place

House Modification

With the majority of older adults opting to continue to live at home during aging, it is critical to complete a thorough home assessment and house modification to locate and fix any dangers and make certain the older adults you love remain safe. The best way to accomplish this is to begin outside the home […]

House Modification Tips to Keep Seniors Safe While Aging in Place

House Modification

With the majority of older adults opting to continue to live at home during aging, it is critical to complete a thorough home assessment and house modification to locate and fix any dangers and make certain the older adults you love remain safe. The best way to accomplish this is to begin outside the home […]