There’s a big disparity in the selection pool when it comes to doctors that specialize in senior care. As of 2021, there were only about 7,300 U.S. based physicians that specialized in geriatric care, according to one survey. To put it in … [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...]
How Does Shingles Impact the Elderly?
Shingles comes from the same virus that causes chickenpox in children. Although chickenpox is typically not considered severe, it can be quite uncomfortable for some. Vaccines have come quite a long way over the last couple decades. Today, … [Read more...]
Why is Learning Important for the Elderly?
After a stroke or brain injury, the brain begins working to recover. Oftentimes, if there is damage to a portion of the brain, neurons attempt to find a different way of communicating with one another. This process involved relearning … [Read more...]
Should We Worry About the Coronavirus?
You can’t help but have heard the news about the most recent healthcare issue that is having an impact on lives all over the world. The coronavirus, often referred to as COVID-19, has received a ton of attention as far as media coverage … [Read more...]
Travel and the Elderly
The senior market is the newest area being focused on by the travel industry. There are a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest is probably that this is a growing market and that there’s a lot of money to be made by catering to this … [Read more...]
Treating Addictions in the Elderly is Tough
Addictions are one of the hardest things to treat, oftentimes if only because those who suffer from an addiction either don’t believe that they have a problem, or if they know that they have a problem, they do not want help with it. If you … [Read more...]
5 Major Issues that Elderly People Face
There are a lot of different issues that elderly individuals face. We have tried to mention many of them on our blog to help our clients and others around the world as informed as possible as they navigate the world of caring for an older … [Read more...]
Talking About Depression with Your Parents
Depression is a very complex thing, and as anyone who has ever had a family member suffer from this, or has suffered from it themselves, knows that it is also one of the hardest medical conditions to treat. What’s also very concerning is … [Read more...]
Planning Ahead for Your Own Senior Health
As a young adult in your 30s or 40s, you probably put very little thought into your own senior care. At this age you are old enough to know that you are likely to need it at some point, but that’s the distant future and it’s something … [Read more...]
Zika Virus and the Elderly
The Zika virus has been in the news a lot lately as the Olympics draw close. The Zika virus has recently spread in Brazil, where the Summer Games are being held, and many people are worried that by having the games here, the disease will … [Read more...]
Healthy Seniors Suffer Less Cognitive Decline
A new study has come to the conclusion that there is a genetic link between aging in a healthy way, and cognitive decline, or lack of. The study was an accrual of information over an eight year long period of time, and it found that those … [Read more...]