Should Your Elderly Loved One Be in the Hospital? Hospitals provide wonderful care for acute medical problems such as a heart attack, stroke, or necessary surgery. But for the chronic issues faced by many elderly people, the hospital may not…
National Health Center Week (NHCW) is an annual celebration with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past five decades. This event is an opportunity to recognize the vital role that…
New Study May Represent Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Treatment For many years, doctors have relied on drugs and behavioral management to treat elderly patients with Alzheimer’s. To date, no one has been able to identify a cure or procedure that will…
Dementia Patients Need Different Intervention A new book by Dr. G Allen Power seeks to challenge conventional wisdom about how to treat dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. Dr. Power argues that dementia should be approached not as a disease, but as a…
What Seniors Need to Know About Organ Donation Organ donation can sometimes seem like an intimidating topic for families to discuss. It may seem unloving to talk about what will happen to a loved one’s body after death, but seniors…
Divorce Rates Rising Among Seniors Divorce rates among seniors have taken a sharp upturn in the last 25 years. Reasons for the rise in senior divorce rates may include a greater emphasis on the individual in recent years, encouraging people to…
A Balanced Diet is Essential for the Elderly Senior nutrition is a complex field. As an adult’s body transitions from middle to old age, its requirements change, with certain nutrients becoming more important and others less important. Specific illnesses might…
Social Wellness Month, observed every July, is a time to emphasize the importance of social connections and their impact on overall well-being. The concept of social wellness involves building and maintaining healthy relationships, fostering a sense of community, and enhancing…
Low-impact Exercises Help Seniors Look and Feel Great Some seniors have an unfortunate view of what their later years should look like. After working all their lives, they feel they have earned the right to sit around, take it easy,…
Seniors with Parkinson’s Disease are Also Likely to Suffer from Depression Often, a high-profile event like the unexpected death of a celebrity brings an issue into the public spotlight that some of us deal with every day. The recent tragic…