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A new poll that looks at social interactions and friendships in elderly people found that seniors who suffered from physical and mental health issues were twice as likely to indicate that they didn’t have a close friend than those that were … [Read more...]
According to some estimates, about 25 percent of those individuals over the age of 65 in the US live in some sort of isolation. Isolation looks differently for different people. Your older loved ones (and yourself, for that … [Read more...]
A new study indicates that prolonged exposure to things like arsenic and lead may potentially be related to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Lead and arsenic are toxic to people. There’s a reason why there was a … [Read more...]
Technology is everywhere. What we think of technology, smartphone and smart homes, 5G and wireless, isn’t the only type of technology out there, but it definitely presents a unique set of challenges for those that have seen this kind of … [Read more...]
As portions of the world see less COVID infections and restrictions begin to be eased, we are seeing a call to action for volunteers to return to the world of senior care. For example, the Meals on Wheels program has put out alerts across … [Read more...]
Researchers from the University of California-Irvine are learning more about how companionship and mental health can help to overcome chronic pain. What they found was that mice that lived in communities tended to have less pain than mice … [Read more...]
In France, there is a very unique method used for ensuring that elderly individuals that live alone are supervised: the postal service. The program is called Veiller Sur Mes Parents, or Watch Over My Parents. The concept is … [Read more...]
There are many different types of senior care out there. When you think about care, the first thing that comes to many people's minds is the nursing home environment. However, if this is what we limit senior care to in our minds, then we … [Read more...]
Recent studies indicate that both loneliness and isolation are linked to the likelihood of having a stroke. This particular study found that those that did spend their days by themselves had a 30 percent additional risk of suffering from a … [Read more...]
Studies show that when one half of an elderly couple passes away, the other goes through severe changes, both mentally and physically. For example, depression becomes far more likely for the surviving spouse, and studies show that even the … [Read more...]
One interesting thing that researchers have recently discovered is that speaking more than one language can help with stroke recovery. The study looked at patients who were bilingual, and then followed their recovery after their stroke … [Read more...]
You may have noticed that in elderly couples, when one spouse passes away, oftentimes, the other follows soon after. In the medical field, this can be referred to as stress triggered heart disease, but it is more commonly known as the … [Read more...]
