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Feb 2016
PD Affects the entire family A slowing down of dopamine production in the brain is what causes Parkinson Disease. The effect is a host of symptoms which can vary widely from person to person. The affected person, and it is more often found in aging men may have tremors, a rigidity in movement, slowness, may ...
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Oct 2015
Home Safety, Comfort and a Stimulating Environment Home Safety involves “safe proofing” a home for a loved one, parent or spouse who has cognitive impairment, memory loss and poor judgement goes beyond grab bars in the shower. Since older adults choose to remain in their own home, some modifications ought to be made to accommodate ...
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Aug 2015
Age in Place is the Choice for Most Seniors Age in Place is the new way of saying, remaining in your own home. We can count on some physiological changes to occur from our sixties through our nineties, and beyond. Vision for instance frequently becomes less acute with age. There may be some gait and ...
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Jul 2015
Aging Misconceptions: Myth or Fact? Seniors and Boomers test your knowledge about Aging and Aging Misconceptions. Read these statements and decide which are true and which are false. *Most Elderly Americans live in Nursing Homes (5% or less) *My family don’t call me, they must not love me” (Email & Texts are used) *A Will ...
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Mar 2015
A huge danger for folks 65 and older is falling. We know via research that one third of seniors will fall and that for about a third of them, it will be a life altering experience. Falls can cause bone fractures which involve surgery, hospital stay and rehabilitation centers. The fall may be just the ...
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Mar 2015
Are your Elder Parents stubborn when you try to help and guide them? Is this aggravating and frustrating, not to mention leaving them at risk? Learn ways to understand them better or accept their position. There are emotional and psychological reasons why people resist common sense suggestions and don’t make any changes. Denial is ...
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Feb 2015
Alcoholism and other substance abuse addictions affect seniors and the elderly as well as other adults throughout the United States. With the Boomers joining the ranks of the Older Adult population, the numbers are likely to jump higher. Folks coming of age in the 60’s and 70’s are familiar with different types of drug ...
According to a study in The Laryngoscope Journal (and reported by Medical News Today, by researchers at the Washington State School of Medicine in St. Louis found that older adults who have hearing loss may find that their balance improves when they wear hearing aids. After all, balance is in the ear. If this finding ...
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