My grandmother is 85 years old and gets around great. She still drives, and actually just got her driver’s license renewed for another six years. She is very independent and is able to do most things herself. However, she gets very worried at night at home by herself, especially because […]
Elder care
How to Exercise Your Frail Bones
As the body ages the bones naturally begin to weaken. The degree of bone loss can be measured using a test called the bone mineral density test. This indicates the strength of the bones and what risk there is that they may break. Osteoporosis is the most severe form of bone loss […]
How to Stay Healthy As You Age
It's inevitable! We all get old. But, there is good news to this fact. Actually, it's great news! We don't have to end up feeble and absent-minded as once believed. We don't have to end up sitting on a porch swing, idly watching life pass by. Long before Ponce de Leon went searching for the […]
Benefits of Ceramic Dental Implants for the Elderly
Dental care makes for an essential part of our daily hygiene routine that needs to be maintained rightly. It has been seen that many people do not consider dental hygiene with equal prominence, which results in various chronic diseases and problems in the future days. Hence there is no doubt […]
Health-Friendly Outdoor Activities for Elderly Men
Elderly people are already prone to various kinds of ailments. It is a fact, considering that at this age our body slowly deteriorates. Our bones become weaker and our strength lowers. For seniors who have active lifestyle, they are able to fight off certain ailments that can affect their mobility. […]
A Senior Caregiver’s To-Do List
When you’re a caregiver, you have to expect the unexpected, especially when you’re taking care of an elderly patient. There are more than 50 million caregivers providing home care for the weak and elderly during any given year. To make things more hectic, only 25% of all U.S households are […]