A new study shows that a really simple exercise has a profound impact on improving health. That exercise isn’t jogging or swimming or anything like that. It’s simple leg stretches. The study, which came out of The Physiological … [Read more...]
What Does Defunding Police Mean for the Elderly?
All across the country, protests and movements are calling for police reforms. In response to the racially charged killins of a few men by police recently, these calls are completely justified. Now, this post is not here to … [Read more...]
Reducing Feelings of Isolation with Increased Testing
During this pandemic isolation and loneliness have grown into serious problems for some people. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the senior citizen population. The elderly are at constant risk of being isolated and it has had a big … [Read more...]
National Guard Assisting with COVID Testing
In California, the National Guard is stepping up to help with testing for the COVID-19 pandemic. The testing will be mostly focused in senior care facilities. Not only is the hope to keep seniors and caregivers healthier, one of the big … [Read more...]
Parkinson’s Symptoms Reduced in Experiments
A big advancement in the fight against Parkinson’s disease was just announced. Researchers recently found that they could eliminate the symptoms of Parkinson’s in mice with just a single treatment, and that the effect that it had on the … [Read more...]
A More Accurate Cholesterol Count
We’ve all heard of “good” cholesterol and “bad” cholesterol. But, although doctors have differentiated between the helpful high density lipids (HDL) and the harmful low density lipids (LDL) does not mean that the labels of good and bad tell … [Read more...]
The Exhaustion of Social Distancing
It cannot be denied at this point: social distancing has taken a toll on us. It’s not really anyone’s fault, and it’s not really unexpected either. We all know that humans are meant to live in community. That’s why cities … [Read more...]
Growing Elder Abuse Numbers
Portions of the U.S. are beginning to see a steep incline in reported cases of elder abuse. As the nation starts to open up, a lot of things that were occurring during the quarantine are just coming to light. The sad truth is that abuse, … [Read more...]
Effectively Using Personal Protective Equipment
Parts of the country are starting to report increasing numbers of coronavirus cases as a second wave of the virus begins to take shape in certain places. Other parts of the world are seeing drastically reduced numbers of cases. It’s hard to … [Read more...]
The Long Term Impact of COVID-19
One of the surprising things that researchers have noticed during the COVID-19 pandemic is that there has been a dramatic decline in the number of people that have gone to the emergency room and have received treatment for ischemic stroke. … [Read more...]
Why Should Elder Care Be Concerned with Robotics?
The University of Toronto recently announced that they were going to be launching a center focused on the advancement of robotics within the realm of senior care. It will be a part of the U of T Robotics Institute, but this particular … [Read more...]
Working for Elder Justice
The term “elder justice” is a relatively new one. We have all heard about elder abuse, and we all know that it is something that must be prevented. No one deserves to be abused, and when it comes to the most vulnerable members of our … [Read more...]
