A study out of Brown University finds that doctors in the U.S. are prescribing drugs to the elderly that can have harmful side effects and the problem is even more acute in the south. Many drugs such as valium are harder for the elderly to metabolize so they stay in their systems a lot longer…
DetailsNeed a little assistance caring for an elderly loved one at home? A home health aide can provide much needed care when it comes to caring for an aging parent or spouse. Home health aides provide in-home care with many activities of daily living (ADL) which include personal care, bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, and mobility.…
DetailsSo often, when crisis hits, a family can be caught unawares by this emergency situation. Adult children are blindsided by not knowing where to find critical documents necessary for deciding on the care for their elderly parents and they feel handcuffed by not having access to assets or important essential documents that are needed. However,…
DetailsHow do you know when a parent or relative needs some extra help? It’s not always easy to come to terms with a loved one having difficulty caring for themselves. But there are some sure signs that it is time to enlist the services of a certified home health aide. When someone is having difficulty…
DetailsAging Puts You At Risk If you are over 45, overweight and inactive, you should seriously think about whether you might have diabetes or pre-diabetes. Diabetes is on the rise worldwide and about to get even higher as a large segment of the population becomes senior citizens. Knowing if you have an elevated blood sugar…
DetailsWhen a stroke occurs, time spent in the hospital amounts to mere moments compared to what can be a lengthy and challenging recovery process. A stroke can change your loved one’s life in the blink of an eye. Suddenly normal, everyday activities become impossible for the stroke survivor to do alone. Living arrangements, too, can…
DetailsSay No to Standard Nutritional Shakes The New York Times reported that the American Geriatrics Society has made a new warning in their Choosing Wisely recommendations against using products such as Boost and Ensure because they are little more than ‘liquid candy’, a label usually ascribed to soda. Like soda, the primary ingredients are water…
DetailsDiabetes 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. Prediabetes is where one’s…
DetailsPerfect Storm: Diabetes and Tuberculosis With 382 million people affected with diabetes worldwide in 2013 and that number poised to rise to 592 million by 2035, a warning bell is being sounded with respect to the real possibility of a serious co-infection – tuberculosis (TB). Since diabetes is a disease that weakens the immune system,…
DetailsIt’s estimated that older patients account for nearly 25 percent of all emergency room visits, exhibiting a range of conditions, from physical illness to cognitive disorders. Additional causes or factors can include falls, dementia, delirium, and simultaneously taking several medications, all of which can complicate the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of maladies in the elderly…
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