May is Healthy Vision Month. This is the ideal opportunity for you to work with your elderly parent to learn about the health challenges that
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, five million men and women in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s. The disease has skyrocketed and outpaced heart disease as a
More than 75 million people throughout the United States are currently living with high blood pressure. This means that 32 percent of the total adult
If you have an aging loved one, you are undoubtedly familiar with the threat of dementia in seniors. Perhaps you or your elder care aide
Everyone can benefit from exercise. In the elderly, exercise is linked to better health, increased mental alertness and it can even help slow down age-related
Approximately one million people throughout the United States are currently living with Parkinson’s disease and another 60,000 will be diagnosed with this condition each year.
When you’re looking for a way to help your elderly loved one get more exercise, everything might seem to be too strenuous for her. Tai
While it seems that with age, people commonly lose things like vision and balance. As a good thing to lose with age comes a decrease
It is so useful for seniors to move and keep their bodies mobile. It isn’t always easy. But there are many simple exercises which can
The pain of arthritis can leave those inflicted with limited mobility. As the disease progresses the desire to remain immobile only increases, leading to further
