Accidental falls among seniors are a leading cause of injury. Debilitating injuries range from short-term sprains, bumps, and bruises to fractures and head traumas which may require hospitalization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that one out…
There is nothing better than good news on the health front these days. For the huge numbers of people suffering from Alzheimer’s dementia and ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). Researchers have found links between those…
There will be more care needs as baby boomers enter their golden years. Some may be able to get the care they need at home from a family member or in the form of hired help. Many will need to…
Even the most tech-savvy people can find it challenging to keep up with today's fast-paced technologies. For many seniors, these changes can be so daunting that they tend to avoid technology altogether. While seniors have increasingly embraced technology in recent…
A person with dementia is diagnosed every three seconds somewhere in the world. Dementia is a catchall phrase that refers to many types of neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases bring about the onset of dementia including but not limited to: Alzheimer’s…
We often hear it from family and friends who are getting older, or maybe we say it ourselves - "I had a terrible sleep last night." Or perhaps "I kept waking up with my mind racing and couldn't fall back…
Our ability to socialize has been severely impacted by medically suggested protocols for social distancing and government mandates restricting large gatherings to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. This isolation holds especially true for those seniors who live alone…
There are direct and indirect costs associated with Alzheimer’s and other related dementia diseases policymakers have to consider. Direct costs, in this instance, are the medical and social/non-medical care costs related to dementia; on average, expenses included $273 per month…
Data breaches have unfortunately become a common occurrence, with the Capital One data breach, for example, compromising 100 million Americans. But what hasn’t been receiving much major media coverage are the recent breaches affecting seniors. One such breach occurred last…
The fall is upon us and we may see a resurgent of COVID-19 cases in addition to the common flu. Nursing home implementations of CMS protocols for resident visitation are becoming broader as lessons of isolation due to physical separation…