Tips for Cancer Care: What NOT to Do During Chemotherapy
The benefits of chemotherapy are indisputable and can save someone’s life. Yet in the process of destroying harmful cancer cells, noncancerous cells may also be in the crossfire, leading to challenging side effects. The physician will provide instructions on what cancer patients need to do to minimize these effects, but it is just as important to […]
How You Can Support a Senior During a Short-Term Stay in Assisted Living
After a surgical procedure or hospitalization, the physician may recommend rehab in a facility prior to when the person returns home. This is usually a short-term period of intensive therapy to promote healing and recovery. However, the idea of moving into an assisted living facility or nursing home even for a few weeks or months […]
Preventing Broken Heart Syndrome and Ways to Help Seniors Who Are Grieving
In his documentary about grief, George Shelley uses the analogy of glitter. Toss a handful of glitter into the air, and it is going to settle into most of the cracks and crevices of the room, impossible to fully sweep up and remove. Individuals who have lost a loved one can relate. Yet in some […]
Newest Alzheimer’s Research Now Says Disease May be an Autoimmune Disorder
Discovering a cure for Alzheimer’s disease has become as tangled as the tau threads that have long been considered to be the root cause of the disease. Yet now, research workers may be drawing one step nearer to untangling the mystery of Alzheimer’s disease by using another train of thought. The latest studies are leaning […]
How Hearing Loss Treatment May Help Prevent Dementia
Are you finding the need to turn the television up louder for a senior you love? Chatting more loudly? Repeating conversations your senior loved one missed hearing the first time? Hearing loss in older adults is not uncommon. But fresh research is pointing to a startling connection between hearing loss and an elevated risk for […]
The Ins and Outs of Receiving Hospital Care in the Home
No one wants to spend any more time than necessary in the hospital. The goal is to get the necessary treatment or procedure over with as soon as possible and move on to recovery. Unsurprisingly, the growing trend in receiving hospital care in the home is one being met with open arms. Imagine being able […]
Six Ways to Boost Senior Health and Wellness
Many individuals have left their New Year’s resolutions by the wayside by the end of January, but who says resolutions should only be made at the beginning of the year? There’s no time like the present to start a new goal or habit, particularly for seniors hoping to improve overall health. We have six tips […]
Four Great Social Activities for Seniors
If you’ve ever watched kids at the playground, you know how effortlessly friendships are formed. A small group may be playing tag, and a newcomer dashes over with a breathless, “Can I play?” More often than not, the response is a resounding, “Sure!” and voila – instant friends. If only it were that easy as […]
How to Help with Loss of Appetite in Elderly Family Members
After the indulgence of the holiday season, many of us decide to cut back on our calorie consumption. But when an older adult refuses to eat altogether, or is making unbalanced or unhealthy dietary choices, it’s important to determine the cause behind this behavior, and to know how to help them get on track with […]
Can a Caregiver Get PTSD?
If you think PTSD only happens to those who have experienced life-threatening danger, think again. PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) can arise after any traumatic event or experience. So, can a caregiver get PTSD? It may surprise you to learn that providing care for a loved one is, in fact, among the main factors behind PTSD. […]