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 [...]
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 [...]
Research Is Showing More And More How Physical Therapy Can Change The Pain Seniors Experience In A Joint That Is Diagnosed With Arthritis. Like many seniors his age, George figured he could expect the aches and pains commensurate with his age. Yet, in recent months, he was finding it increasingly [...]
Dehydration Is A Serious Senior Care Problem For The Elderly. Because seniors are typically engaged in fewer strenuous activities than when they were younger, it may seem counterintuitive to worry about dehydration. But the reality is, as many as 31% of seniors are diagnosed with dehydration, due in part to [...]
Imagine this happening: your frail, elderly mother, who lives alone, fell last weekend, broke her hip and forearm, and is currently being released from the hospital. Leafing through her discharge papers reveals the need for medications, physical therapy, medical follow-up in several weeks, and a number of symptoms to watch [...]