Due to better medical care Americans can expect to live longer and most of us can expect to be around in old age. As time passes by the elderly will live longer still as medical science and disease control goes forward. This will lead significant number...
Read MoreWhen people retire, one of the first things on their “to do” list is travel. Seeing the world is a luxury that is not always attainable when the responsibilities associated with family and work are the main priority. After retirement, the time for...
Read MoreBy MD Mercury, gerontologist Mental capital encompasses cognitive and emotional resources that effect learning capacity and resiliency in facing stress. Compared to younger adults, older adults have more difficulty with the number of relations that must...
Read MoreAn important role of aging networks will be in the updating and remaking of social policies that will keep up with the needs and changes of a diverse and growing aging population. Service networks have been committed to the old and oldest old along with...
Read MoreLiving at a distance from aging parents along with busy jobs and child rearing can be very challenging to care for parents who live may live alone with heath issues. Self efficiency is most important to older adults especially when they are re located...
Read MoreMatching caregivers with older adult clients will increase in 2015 to meet the rising demand for at home senior care. The growing baby boom population combined with the desire for more older adults to age in their homes rather than at a nursing home or...
Read MoreProviding home care for a loved one is a difficult task and problems can arise. Just because there are issues, doesn’t mean you aren’t doing a good job. Some issues can be solved easily, while others may be more difficult or require assistance from a...
Read MoreOrganizing care at home for your loved one can be a stressful task. Studies have shown that most people prefer to stay at home and that being placed in a facility is not the first option. Sometimes, family members can handle the tasks of caring for a...
Read MoreStudies show that patients with advanced Alzheimer’s had a level of food intake that was 25% higher when they were served food on bright red plates instead of ordinary white plates, and an 84% increase in fluids when using red drink ware. Progressive...
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