Isolation became one of the biggest issues to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, it was a necessity to stay healthy through the hardest parts of the virus, especially when no one fully understood the extent to which it … [Read more...]
How COVID 19 Set Back Progress in Senior Health Research
Since 1990, global life expectancy has gone up. On average, people live more than six years longer than they did in 1990. That goes for both men and women. However, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been complications on … [Read more...]
Growing Populations and Senior Care
The state of Florida is currently going through an interesting process when it comes to the elderly population there, and it’s one that other states should keep their eyes on if they want to truly learn how to better care for the older … [Read more...]
How COVID Helped to Transform Senior Care
It’s been a couple years since the COVID-19 interrupted all of our lives. This was a trying time for everyone and the impact still lingers today. While we are happy to have life return to mostly normal, there are some lessons that we as a … [Read more...]
Long COVID and Seniors
Long COVID has become a part of our everyday life, unfortunately. Long COVID is the term commonly used to describe the ongoing symptoms related to a COVID-19 infection. It can last for a few weeks or even several months. These … [Read more...]
How Blood Tests Can Help Prevent Heart and Kidney Issues
New research indicates that a simple blood test can help prevent issues when it comes to both heart disease and kidney disease. Blood tests can help predict the health outcomes that those with heart and kidney disease will be … [Read more...]
Why Competition is Good for the Senior Care Business
Many communities are seeing that there is a new influx of senior care communities and services moving in and competing for their business. And this is a really good thing. Competition in a marketplace leads to a better quality … [Read more...]
Connecting with a Loved One In Care
Staying connected to a loved one that is residing in a care facility can be a big challenge. Even if you live closeby, going somewhere to see your elderly loved one can be a big chunk of the day. Add in the check in processes and security … [Read more...]
A New Diagnosis Method for Alzheimer’s?
A new study looks at changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer’s and how doctors can recognize and diagnose the disease. Hopefully, this will lead to earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and provide better long term outcomes for those suffering … [Read more...]
Innovating the Quality of Senior Living
Over the last several years, technology and care organizations have been looking at the best ways to care for the elderly, and then take steps to help improve the quality of life that seniors experience while receiving that … [Read more...]
Why Senior Care Must Be Social
More and more, senior care services are looking beyond physical needs and focusing on other aspects of wellbeing, too. Social and emotional needs are getting more attention than ever before, especially in the light of the recent pandemic … [Read more...]
How In-Home Care is Fighting the Care Crisis
More and more, people that are not immediately inside the senior care industry are realizing that there may soon be a care crisis on our hands. Simply put, there are more seniors in the U.S. than ever before. The Baby Boomer … [Read more...]