Four Things Senior Men Need to do to Stay Healthy
According to the Social Security Administration, men have an average life expectancy of 84.3 years. To stay as healthy as possible, there are four things men should do. 1. Keep Up With Preventative Health Checks and Vaccinations. Your dad must go through the regular preventative health checks. After the age of 40, your dad should […]
Does Freezing Increase Fall Risk for a Senior with Parkinson’s Disease?
Freezing can be an intimidating and uncomfortable symptom of Parkinson’s disease. During an episode of freezing, the senior with PD is temporarily unable to move. This involuntary immobility can strike at any time, and it is impossible to predict when it might affect your parent. They may feel as though they are not able to […]
Celebrating National Scrapbooking Day with Your Aging Parent
May 5 is National Scrapbooking Day. This is a perfect time for you to diversify the care that you give your aging parent by introducing this fun and beneficial activity into your care routine with them. Scrapbooking can offer your senior a wide variety of benefits, including stimulating their mind, boosting their memory, strengthening their […]
Can You Protect Your Parent from Parkinson’s Disease?
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease that impacts cognitive and physical functioning. This disease dramatically diminishes health, functioning, and quality of life over time, and there is currently no cure. As a family caregiver, you want to do everything that you can to protect your aging parent from health conditions and issues that can be […]
Why Might a Senior with Alzheimer’s Disease Be More Susceptible to Dehydration?
As a family caregiver for an elderly adult who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, you likely think about how this disease affects your parent’s health every day. You consider how the cognitive functioning effect will impact your parent’s daily functioning, if they can make your parent more vulnerable to health problems, and if they can […]
It’s National Humor Month – 5 Great Comedies to Watch with Seniors
April is National Humor Month, a month that people of any age can celebrate together. In fact, when caregivers and older adults laugh together, they can both gain some important health benefits. Experts at the Mayo Clinic say that laughter can help alleviate stress, such as the kind of stress caregiver duties can cause, or […]
Four Ways to Help Your Senior Bathe Regularly
Bathing is just one of many personal care tasks that may suddenly start to become too difficult for your aging family member to handle on her own. If you’re not sure how to step in and help, though, you might feel at a loss as to whether you can even help her at all. Talk […]
FAQs About Traumatic Brain Injuries in Elderly Adults
Is your elderly loved one at risk for a traumatic brain injury? Chances are if they are 75 or older, they belong to the age group with the highest rates of traumatic brain injuries that result in hospitalization, long-term care, and even death. The leading cause of traumatic brain injury in the elderly is falls. […]
March is National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
Multiple sclerosis, also known as MS, is a disease that affects the nervous system. While most cases of MS are diagnosed people in their 20s and 30s, around 5 percent of all cases occur in individuals over the age of 50. Because the symptoms of MS mimic many other illnesses and conditions, multiple sclerosis often […]
What’s the Best Way to Manage Chronic Pain?
There are many causes of chronic pain, such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraines, and many more. Chronic pain is pain that lasts for a long period of time, months or more. Up to 50 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain. Unfortunately, regardless of the cause, chronic pain is still largely a mystery […]