According to a research report by the Home Safety Council, preventable home injuries are the fifth largest cause of death in the U.S., and safety researchers point to the bathroom as one of the most dangerous zones in the house. Here are five bathroom dangers to guard against that often…
As a caregiver, you are focused on your charge’s safety, finances, medical treatment, nutrition and therapy. You busy yourself with doing everything in your power to keep them comfortable. You worry about their reduced energy level, increasing fatigue, physical weakness and variable mental status. But do you know how important…
One vexing thing about Alzheimer’s, especially in the beginning, is how its effects differ from person to person. The person you’re caring for might not experience every symptom or behavioral change, and the disease’s timetable can vary. A particular Alzheimer’s stage may last years longer for one person than for…
It’s no fun to lie awake worrying all the time. But if you have elderly parents or other family members living alone, that’s what you do, especially as time goes on and you know they aren’t fully able to take care of themselves anymore. Your first thought may be of…
You want to help your parents or other senior loved ones enjoy a long, health life, but if you don’t approach health conversations with care and respect, your best intentions could get the worst reactions. Even well-meaning family members and friends can fall into stereotypes of believing seniors can’t hear, see,…
Caring for a spouse in need is very demanding, and can be stressful enough to threaten your own health. It is important to consider your own needs as just as high a priority as that of your spouse—in the long run it will be to their benefit as much as…
Elder abuse has become more and more prevalent over the years yet it still goes largely unreported. Only about 1 in 14 cases nationally is reported and about 1 in 5 in California. Seniors have become more of a target in recent years for many reasons; they often have a…
In the United States more than 125,000 people die annually from a failure to understand the importance of taking medications correctly. At least 10% of all hospital admissions are a result of this problem. For seniors, the statistics are particularly alarming: Up to 23% of nursing home admissions may be…
All cells need nutrients to grow. So including brain foods in your diet gives your brain the building blocks it needs. More neurons and connections in your brain equals a stronger memory and a mind that simply works better, which means it is key to understand the correlation between brain…
Seniors have been the slowest adopters of Internet use, with the vast majority taking to email first, and other online resources more reluctantly. However, this year seniors hit a milestone: more than half of Americans who are 65 or older now use the Internet. That is the first time data…
