One of the greatest fears that seniors have as they age is that they are going to be a burden on those around them. In fact, this fear can blind people to their real needs and cause them to put off finding senior care until it’s too late. … [Read more...]
Addressing Emotional Concerns in Caregivers
Caring for an elderly loved one is tough. Anyone who has done this for any extended period of time for a loved one has experienced the strain that comes along with it. After a while, this accumulated stress can lead to something called … [Read more...]
Dizziness and Fall Prevention
Dizziness is one of the leading causes of falls amongst seniors, but because it can have so many different causes, it is also one of the most difficult causes to address. Because dizziness can create a fall even when there are no obstacles … [Read more...]
Why Do People Stop Taking Medication?
One of the struggles that doctors often face when trying to treat someone is that the patient does not take their prescribed medications as they have been instructed to do. If the doctor has prescribed a medication, there is a reason for … [Read more...]
Addiction and Chronic Health Problems
You don’t need to know anyone who has experienced addiction to know that it can devastate a life. And if you do know someone who has suffered from addiction, you know that it hurts all of the people around them, too. Addiction takes a … [Read more...]
Assessing the Risk of Falls
Knowing that an elderly loved one can fall and suffer a permanent injury as a result of that fall is a disturbing thought. It also creates a lot of responsibility on your end. You want to do everything that you can to prevent something like … [Read more...]
Improving Health with Digital Care
Digital care currently has a lot of positive hype surrounding it. Many experts believe that things like telemedicine and remote health consultations have the potential to help improve the lives of seniors, especially those that currently … [Read more...]
What Senior Living Reports Tell Us
You might think that economic data doesn’t have much of an influence on senior care and caregiving, but that’s not entirely accurate. When it comes to professional level senior care, broad economic data can actually be quite telling when it … [Read more...]
Better Observation May Help Stroke Recovery
Scientists hope that through improved observation methods of stroke victims they can keep better track of how the recovery process is going. In a newly published study, researchers found that tracking iron measurements when someone is going … [Read more...]
Potential Consequences of a Care Shortage
The surge in the number of senior citizens in the United States has caused some alarm in many circles, especially when it comes to the management of senior care at larger levels. Governmental programs have attempted to address this issue, … [Read more...]
State Governments Hoping to Improve In-Home Services
New York State is the most recent state government to announce that it will be re-focusing its efforts on improving in-home senior care services. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced recently that New York would be seeking an extra $15 million … [Read more...]
How Can Hospital Readmission Rates Help Us Improve Care?
A recent study out of Canada found that different regions of the country experienced different rates of readmission into the hospital after someone suffered from some sort of cardiac event. Researchers found that individuals that had been … [Read more...]