Suffering a stroke is a cataclysmic event that happens in seconds with almost no warning. You have mere moments to intervene and seek medical care. After that there can be a lengthy and challenging recovery process. Suddenly normal, everyday activities become impossible for the stroke survivor to do alone. Furthermore, living arrangements, too, can create…
Change in the Elderly When caring for aging parents or loved ones, a related question might be how to help them adopt new habits when you’re not always there to observe their behavior and offer encouragement—or if they resist making the change. How do we help an elderly loved one overcome a habit that’s bad…
Diabetes affects a disproportionate number of older adults—approximately 25% of Americans aged 60 and over. In the United States, our growing aging demographic is clearly one of the drivers of the diabetes epidemic. Another less known condition, prediabetes, is even more common and affects an estimated 50 percent of Americans over 65. Pre-diabetes is where…