Senior Health: Seasonal Affective Disorder Or Just The Winter Blues?
Is That Miserable Feeling Simply A Case Of Winter Gloom Or Could It Be Something More Serious? Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), seen throughout the senior health care industry, is an actual disorder that results in a seasonal depression due to a lack of daylight exposure that throws off one’s biological clock (or circadian rhythms). It can cause a drop in [...]
Geriatric Medication Management
Effective Geriatric Medication Management Is Vital If Seniors Are To Receive Quality Health Care Studies show that an average senior takes about six prescriptions per day. Also taken daily is two to three non-prescription medications. Many take even more than that. This number of drugs routinely prescribed explains why so many seniors end up in emergency rooms due mixing up their [...]
Great News in Aging Care: Closer to a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease
Experts Are Cautiously Optimistic About Developing Treatments That Can Treat Or Significantly Delay The Progression of Alzheimer's, Helping All Involved In Aging Care. Is it possible that the race towards finding a treatment or cure for Alzheimer’s disease may be entering the home stretch? Maybe, as over $900 million in funding is now available for research. Family members affected by [...]
Senior Health Care: Pain Awareness and Remedies
Pain Is A Problem in Senior Health Care, One That Affects An Estimated 100 Million Americans – More Than Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Cancer Combined. Pain is associated with a vast range of illness and injuries in senior health care. Sometimes, pain is a disease in and amongst itself. Some conditions may have related symptoms that come from a specific cause, such as [...]
Tips For Caregivers On Managing Alzheimer’s Mood Swings
Caregivers Need To Remember That Alzheimer's Disease Is Causing The Behavior. Caregivers of someone with Alzheimer’s, or another form of dementia, know all too well the varied and complex behaviors associated with the disease. The brains of people with Alzheimer's have physical and chemical changes that affect them in so many ways. Significant personality changes are among the most common. [...]
The Serious Health Problems That Diabetic Seniors Face
Diabetic Seniors Battle Daily To Keep Their Disease Under Control. Diabetes is a serious disease for anyone, but especially seniors. It can lead to dangerous health problems, such as having a heart attack or stroke. The good news is that there are things that can be done to take control of diabetes, prevent its problems, and lower the risk of further [...]