How Thyroid Disease Can Affect Seniors’ Quality of Life
What Seniors Need to Know About HypothyroidismMany seniors associate feelings of fatigue, depression, and weakness with the normal aging process. Apart from a medical condition, however, such symptoms don’t have to be associated with growing older. In fact, they may...
Blood Pressure: How Good is “Good Enough?”
New Study Offers Different Perspective on Blood Pressure for Older AdultsPrevailing medical thought has generally agreed that systolic blood pressure–usually the first number in a blood pressure reading, and the higher of the two–should be kept under 140. High blood...
How to Manage Senior Diabetes with a Healthy Lifestyle
Living a Full Life With DiabetesDiabetes affects millions of Americans, causing frightening symptoms and costing billions of dollars annually in health care services. But despite the reputation diabetes has as a life-altering disease, seniors can effectively manage...
When Home Care is Better Than Hospital Care for Seniors
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 be the best care option. As...
Caregivers Can Create Better Outcomes for Hospital Patients
Caregivers Make All the Difference During a Hospital StayWhen loved ones require a hospital stay, we expect the hospital to provide the best medical care possible to take care of their needs. What we don’t always consider, however, is how being alone in the hospital...
Dehydration in Older Adults
Dehydration Can Be Deadly For The ElderlyDehydration in older individuals is a real problem and many times is the unrecognized cause of hospitalizations, morbidity and mortality. Dehydration is often linked to infections that can be fatal. It becomes an even bigger...
Four Essential Facts Seniors Need to Know About Parkinson’s Disease
What Is Parkinson’s Disease?If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, you may have questions about what the condition is, how it affects people, and what can be done about it. Parkinson’s disease affects the nervous system, causing...