Julianne Moore does an incredible job at playing the part of brilliant, 50-year-old college professor “Alice” who recognizes her own symptoms of a brain disorder – thinking, of course, that it must be a brain tumor. She was forgetting words and directions with more frequency; her normal thought process seemed just a little “out of Read More
Bracing for the Falls – Older Adults at Risk
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the leading cause of fatal injury among older adults – and that one-third of Americans aged 65+ are injured in falls each year. In “Bracing for the Falls of an Aging Nation”, New York Times writer Katie Hafner examines those frightening statistics Read More
NAPGCM Survey Finds a Growing and often Hidden Problem among the Elderly
Tucson, AZ (PRWEB) September 24, 2014 — Self-neglect among the elderly is a growing problem that commonly goes unreported, according to a new survey issued by the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM). Tragic cases like the ones in this article can be avoided. Having a loving, skilled caregiver take care of specific Read More
Good Neighbors. Good Health.
A University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study in the United States found that “having good neighbors and feeling connected to others in the local community may help to curb an individual’s heart attack risk.” If you have a family member over the age of 75 who does not live in a neighborhood conducive to Read More
Nursing Home Stays Can Be Deadly or Life Giving – What are families to do?
A recent program on National Public Radio (NPR) called “A Third of Nursing Home Patients Harmed By Their Treatment” was shocking to me. Because of the fact that I or one of my staff advocates for and track our clients, we don’t have that type of harm – most are there for rehab and then Read More
Electric Blankets & Seniors
“85 year old active senior dies in a house fire on December 28, 2010 in Walnut Creek, CA.” This is news none of us likes to hear. Many of us love to get into a warm bed and since many seniors run cold, having an electric blanket is something many enjoy. However, it can be Read More