Senior Health

Keeping Seniors Safe on the Road

Keeping Seniors Safe on the Road

Because most seniors are significantly experienced drivers, it can be hard for them to accept that there are safety concerns about their driving. It’s important for them to know this isn’t because they are “bad drivers.” but rather as an evaluation of their abilities before tragedy occurs.

Summer Health Tips for Seniors

Summer Health Tips for Seniors

When the sun is out, so are many seniors. There’s plenty of fun to be had in the summer months but caregivers and their seniors also face unique risks.

Finding the Right Mobility Aid for Your Aging Loved One

Finding the Right Mobility Aid for Your Aging Loved One

Approximately 1/3 of older people living at home fall at least once a year. It’s common for seniors to need mobility aids for safety and support. If a senior is unstable performing motions like sitting down or walking, it is essential to find mobility aids that fit their needs and ensure their safety.

Starting a Fitness Routine

Starting a Fitness Routine

When thinking of starting a fitness regime, many people may envision smelly gyms, sweaty feet, and plenty of grunting and pain. Often lofty goals, such as races or competitions, sway people from starting a sensible routine. Fitness goals should be about improving our health and how we interact with the world, not about increasing our status.

Helping Seniors Protect Themselves from Scams

Helping Seniors Protect Themselves from Scams

Seniors are often targeted by con artists. Scams are most often conducted through the phone, mail, or internet.

Quality of Life with Arthritis

Quality of Life with Arthritis

It is difficult to watch the ones you love struggle to perform daily tasks that they used to do with ease. However, while arthritis is not curable, there are many options for improving quality of life.

Facing End of Life Care Options

Facing End of Life Care Options

It is important for seniors and their caregivers to understand end of life care options, like hospice or palliative choices. Sometimes life ends unexpectedly. But for many seniors, the end of life comes with warnings signs and happens slowly. Although difficult to discuss, it is important for seniors and their caregivers to understand all of their options.

Sundowners: A Soft Word, but a Difficult Condition

Sundowners: A Soft Word, but a Difficult Condition

Up to 20 percent of adults with Alzheimer’s experience Sundowners Syndrome. Unfortunately, the exact cause isn’t known and there is no way to predict whether your senior will be affected by it. While the cause isn’t known, there are several avoidable factors that are known to aggravate it.