Senior Medical Alerts
What to do When Elders Don’t Accept Help From Outside Home
For many seniors, the thought of welcoming help from an outside professional or medical service into their home seems like an option that is out of the question. Still, for you as the family member, the concern of having an elder live on their own with the risk of falling or not being able to […]
Alzheimer’s Care 101: How to Take Care of your Caregiver
When caring for old and sickly people, nobody does a better job at this than the caregiver. Of course, that’s what they are paid to do but if you think about it, it’s not easy being a caregiver. And with my experience, it’s not being easy being a caregiver of a patient who has Alzheimer’s […]
Gadgets that Golden Guys and Gals Should Use
It’s almost immediately assumed that people over the age of sixty (even younger if they didn’t work in a relatively high-technology industry) to be totally out of touch with the digital world and the various paradigms that define it. This would include the very devices that are part and parcel of this technological domain. The assumption isn’t […]
Taking Care of your Elderly Parents the Easy Way
Don’t let the title of the article mislead you. In truth, there is no easy way in taking of your old parents. There will always be discomfort, the constant nagging from your parents, and the emotional problems that your old parents may feel, especially if they’re the type of people who are too proud to […]
Senior Diet Solutions: Addressing Multiple Health Conditions
Seniors often have multiple conditions resulting in a thorny diet problem. A good example is the combination of heart problems, diabetes, and renal failure. Heart problems and diabetes call for a for a heart-healthy diet low in saturated fat, loaded with vegetables, fruits and whole grains. But when diabetes leads to renal failure, the patient […]