Health Issues
Elder Care Options for Seniors with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a devastating injury with a range of symptoms that can lead to physical and mental disabilities in the elderly. More than 60 percent of all TBIs in seniors are caused by falls. Recovering from a traumatic brain injury is a long and difficult challenge because this type of injury…
Read MoreHow Can Senior Care Help Your Parent After Their Heart Surgery?
Heart surgery can mean giving your parent a longer, healthier, and more fulfilling life. It is also a serious medical procedure that brings with it a recovery period that can be very challenging for your senior, and for you as their family caregiver. The level of care that you give them can make a tremendous…
Read MoreHow Can I Tell If My Aging Parent is Stressed?
Is your elderly parent struggling with feelings of sadness or lethargy? Have they lost interest in fun activities and social events? Has their appetite changed, increased or decreased? Do they experience more headaches, stomach aches or muscle aches? If your aging parent is dealing with these or similar symptoms, they may be under a lot…
Read MorePancreatic Cancer and the Elderly
Health care workers and medical professionals endeavor to educate and inform people about pancreatic cancer. Many people don’t know much about the disease nor do they know the symptoms that might lead to early detection for better treatment results. It’s a sad fact that most people don’t even know what the pancreas is and are…
Read MoreIs Your Senior Caring for Their Oral Health Properly?
As a family caregiver, one of your most important priorities is making sure that your aging loved one stays as healthy as possible as they age in place. You might think of important tasks such as encouraging them to eat a healthy diet, helping them to stay physically active, and supporting their management of health…
Read MoreChanges to Make in Your Parent's Home to Prevent Winter Skin
Preventing winter skin is an important part of keeping your parent comfortable, safe, and healthy throughout the winter season. Winter skin tends to be very dry, fragile, and thin, which can leave your parent vulnerable to a variety of consequences such as tears, scrapes, scratches, and other injuries that leave your parent open to germs…
Read MoreAlcohol Linked to Higher Cancer Risk, But How Can You Get Your Parents to Cut Back?
After your dad died, your mom started having a glass of wine each night in order to sleep. She didn’t want to use sleep aids. Wine seemed safer to her. She grew to like how the wine numbed her emotions. Now, she drinks a bottle throughout the day. You’re worried, but she’s not. Your dad…
Read MoreIs There More Your Senior Could Do for a Healthier Bladder?
Keeping your aging family member’s bladder healthy can be more important than you might think. Urinary tract infections and other problems present differently in the elderly, often with confusion and irritability, which makes them something you want to avoid if at all possible. Here are a few ways to help your loved one maintain bladder…
Read MoreIs Your Parent at Increased Risk for Lung Cancer?
With the exception of skin cancer, lung cancer is the second-most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women throughout the United States. Each year more than 220,000 new cases are diagnosed, and nearly 156,000 die from the condition. As a family caregiver, it is important to recognize any particular risks that your senior might…
Read MoreWhat is Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s?
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complicated disease to treat. There are many symptoms and not all PD patients experience the same things. To make matters even more difficult, one of the main treatments for the disease can cause the appearance of a new symptom called dyskinesia. When family members are knowledgeable about dyskinesia, they can…
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