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Safety Spotlight: The Biggest Trip & Fall Hazards for Seniors
Falls are the number one cause of injury among adults 65 or older. One-third of seniors fall at least once per year. Of these falls, one in five cause serious…
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Beat the Winter Blues: Tips and Activity Ideas for Caregivers
Winter is a difficult season for many seniors. Cold, bleak weather and fewer activities can cause boredom, isolation, and even depression. It’s important to keep…
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How Can a Speech-Language Pathologist Help You?
Speech-language pathology, also referred to as speech therapy, has the main purpose of improving patients’ communication. It deals with improving the two parts of…
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Distance Caregiving: How to Help Elderly Parents When You Can’t Be There
A recent PEW Research survey found that one in five adult Americans has provided financial assistance to an elderly family member. Four in ten adult Americans…
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What Does It Mean to Enter Hospice Care?
The decision to move to hospice services can be intimidating for many people and their loved ones. It represents a major transition in the patient’s care. Stigma…
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Keeping Elderly Relatives Safe During the Winter
Cold weather impacts seniors at higher rates than young people. The 65+ age group has the highest per capita risk of hospitalization due to cold-related conditions…
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Getting Seniors to the Polls
In the 2018 election, the 65+ generation was far more likely to vote than any of their younger counterparts. Still, seniors encounter difficulties in getting out to…
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Why Do Seniors Choose In-Home Care?
In the past, seniors in need of frequent care were likely to enter assisted living, nursing facilities, or retirement homes when they got older. Now, however,…
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Summer Safety for Seniors
As things start heating up again, it’s important to review summer safety rules for caregivers and seniors. Older Americans are at an increased risk of heat-related…
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Phone & Email Scams
Over the years, the snail mail, email, and phone scams have increased for the elderly. Americans aged 50-59 and 60-69 represented the largest groups reporting fraud…
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What Should I Bring to a Doctor’s Appointment?
In a 2021 report, U.S. News reported that nearly one-third of American senior citizens see at least five different doctors each year. In an ideal world, the…
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Oral and Dental Health for Seniors
Your dental and oral health stays important throughout your life—in fact, as you get older, there are more things to watch out for. Nearly 1 in 5 Americans over the…
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What Can an Occupational Therapist Do for You?
For some home health services, like physical therapy or in-home nursing, what they do may seem like a simple question. But if you’ve never had occupational therapy…
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UV Safety for Seniors
To a younger audience of caregivers, sun safety may be second-nature. But for many older Americans, the risks associated with tanning, burning, and sun exposure…
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Avoiding Dehydration for Seniors
Dehydration can cause severe health problems for anyone, young or old. Depending on the severity, dehydration can lead to higher risks of infections like UTIs,…