Nov
23
This season of holiday celebrations is an excellent opportunity to spend time with family and close friends, but let’s be honest: it's often also a time for overindulgence in less-than-healthy meals. With a multitude of rich, fatty, and sugary special treats to pick from at every turn, it’s difficult to...
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Nov
09
From sunrise to sunset, every day in the life of those with diabetes is inundated with a number of different requirements to take care of the disease. Between medications, injections of insulin, checking blood sugar levels, physical exercise, and handling nutritional needs, diabetes management for older adults can be stressful....
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Oct
27
Everybody goes through times when they simply want to be left alone for a bit with their thoughts to work through concerns without any distractions, or just to have some downtime....
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Oct
12
Visiting with Mom recently uncovered some questionable signs. While she’s always been awake and out of bed by 8 a.m., now it’s difficult for her to wake up before lunchtime. Rather than going to great lengths to...
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Sep
15
Medicines can both enhance and save lives, but there is a concealed danger that can create dire consequences -- the risk of medication non-adherence. (more…)
Sep
01
With more than 10,000 prescription medicines available in the U.S., it’s no surprise that so many older individuals – approximately one in three – are taking at least five of them daily. And family caregivers recognize firsthand the struggles of senior medication management. In fact, studies show that approximately 55%...
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Aug
25
The great majority of seniors would prefer aging in place, as opposed to making a move to an assisted living facility or nursing home – nearly 9 out of 10 of them, based upon research done by AARP. And who can blame them? The comfort of a familiar environment, the...
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