If your loved one has dementia, you know how devastating the condition can be. Dementia can make performing daily activities of living more challenging. Also, it can affect how your loved one relates to you. If you’d like some solutions for the condition, our post about the latest treatments for dementia may help. What Is…
Even as COVID-19 cases ebb in many states, seniors with dementia remain at high risk of the disease. Presently, more than 50% of deaths in 14 U.S. states have occurred at nursing homes. And, according to Worldometer, approximately 60% of seniors who succumbed to COVID-19 had underlying health conditions. If your loved one suffers from…
As April Stroke Awareness month closes, we wanted to bring you some important information regarding stroke victims. Trouble swallowing (dysphagia) is very common after a stroke. It’s undoubtedly a dangerous condition, as it can lead to acute problems such as malnutrition and dehydration. Dysphagia after stroke also makes patients more vulnerable to chest infections like…
Home should be the safest place on earth. Yet, bathrooms are among the most dangerous spaces at home for seniors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that fall-related deaths increased 30% among seniors between 2007 and 2016 and that a quarter of seniors over 65 experience a fall each year. So, how can…
Dementia: the diagnosis rings in your ears. The doctor emphasizes that all symptoms point to the disease. He’s surprisingly calm and explains that he’s ordering tests; he’s also sending your mother to a neurologist. However, he cautions you that anxiety may be premature at this point. After all, a cause for your mother’s condition has…
Gerda Saunders served as the University of Utah’s associate director of Gender Studies until she retired in 2011. That year, her colleagues gave her a leather-bound notebook as a farewell gift. Nine months prior to leaving her job, Sanders was diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease, a precursor of dementia. She was only sixty-one. In her…