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  • Awareness and Fall Prevention Tips for Seniors Awareness and Fall Prevention Tips for Seniors Winter is upon us and now is the perfect time to for caregivers of seniors, as well as friends and family, to become familiar with the risks of senior falling. Falling can have serious consequences for seniors so it’s vital to learn more about the risks and the potential ... Read More
  • Visiting Friends and Family Keeps Seniors Young at Heart Visiting Friends and Family Keeps Seniors Young at Heart It’s a fact that seniors benefit both physically and mentally from spending time with loved ones during the holidays. Just like all of us, we feel young and happy when we’re with the people we love. Spending time with your senior loved ones isn’t just good for them; it ... Read More
  • 5 Tips for Preventing Pneumonia in Seniors 5 Tips for Preventing Pneumonia in Seniors A serious respiratory infection is a dreaded complication for the elderly. Here’s 5 tips to help you with this responsibility. It seems that as the climate changes in the fall, and in many parts of the country, it’s much cooler and even wetter, we begin to hear lots about ... Read More
  • The Elderly Appetite: Causes of Change or Loss and How to Stimulate It The Elderly Appetite: Causes of Change or Loss and How to Stimulate It It’s natural that we experience changes in appetite or loss of appetite. However, these can also be signs of malnutrition or other health problems. Seniors might not need as much food as when they were younger, but they still need the right nutrition to keep them as healthy ... Read More
  • Elder Care and Role Reversal Elder Care and Role Reversal No matter how much you think you have planned ahead, the day your aging parent can’t cope on his or her own comes as a shock. You begin to reverse roles: you become the “parent” and your aging parent becomes your “child” as the scope of Mom or Dad’s needs begin to mimic ... Read More
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