Learn About Foods That Promote Healthy Kidneys

While chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects roughly 11% of adult Americans, for older adults, the incidence rate jumps to nearly 40%. If a family member in your life struggles with CKD, following the doctor’s recommended dietary plan is critical. The aim is to make sure levels of fluid, minerals, and electrolytes remain balanced. The National […]

Mental Health in Senior Citizens: A Growing Concern

They are called our “golden years” for good reason; growing older brings with it a great deal of positive benefits, including greater wisdom, the freedom to experience life without having the responsibilities of a career and young family to raise, in addition to the ability to spend more time with family and friends and participate […]

Help Seniors Combat Pandemic Fatigue with These Tips

It’s been half a year now since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The restrictions that have been established to emphasize safety can begin to wear on us all, and although there is a natural tendency to want to “go back to normal,” there is a new issue that is having an effect on seniors: pandemic fatigue. […]

Management of Incontinence in Seniors: Tips to Help

While not unusual in older adults, urinary incontinence is a challenging condition to manage, impacting daily life in many ways, and often leading to reduced self-confidence and assurance along with the reduction of enjoyable activities. Yet it’s crucial to understand that bladder control problems are not something that must simply be accepted as a normal […]

Relationships with Grandparents Provide Mutual Benefits

As the old saying goes, “What happens at Grandpa’s stays at Grandpa’s!” Being a grandparent is likely one of life’s greatest joys – the chance to experience once again the delight of spending quality time and doting on the children in your life; only this time around, they are your children’s children, and so the […]

Dehydration in the Elderly: Don’t Overlook This Health Risk

During the warmest time of the year, keeping up with proper hydration is necessary, especially for older adults. In fact, approximately 50% of all older adults are chronically under-hydrated, according to a recently available UCLA research study, which could lead to an assortment of health risks, including kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and also a […]

Summertime Safety: Tips for Seniors

How to Keep Our Senior Loved Ones Safe and Healthy in Summertime The longer days of summer mean more time for swimming, family cookouts, gardening, and all of those other wonderful seasonal outdoor activities. However, it also means an elevated risk for a variety of health concerns for senior loved ones, who are more prone […]

Hearing Loss in Seniors: Signs, Causes, and How to Cope

Isolated. Misunderstood. Excluded. These are only a few of the numerous emotions which might be prevalent in individuals with hearing loss, who find it hard to continue to keep social connections with friends and family members, who struggle to communicate with them. For the elderly, hearing loss is rather common, for an assortment of reasons: […]

Head Trauma in Seniors May Lead to Traumatic Brain Injuries

When you think of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), your initial thought may be a sports-related accident, such as a football player crashing head-first into a rival, or even a head-on collision in a car accident – something less likely to impact the elderly. Nevertheless, the prevalence of head trauma in seniors is much more […]

Understanding Chronic Fatigue in the Elderly

Feelings of exhaustion can seem like a common occurrence for a number of us. The alarm goes off too early, the demands of day-to-day life are draining, and by the conclusion of the day, as soon as we can finally sink into bed, it may be hard to turn off our thoughts to achieve a […]