SubscribeReading Together with Your Loved One Who Has Alzheimer’s
What can you do that you know will help your father who has Alzheimer’s have a good visit with you? How about reading? It’s possible that your father suffers from poor eyesight or has lost his ability to follow along with a story. But reading can be a good way to keep a person’s mind active because it brings up thoughts that can be talked about and shared. It can also relax and please someone who always loved reading.
Supplements are important as we get older
Why do we need supplements as we get older? In our teens and twenties we felt like we would live forever. So we don’t eat right, exercise or take supplements. Once we get older, we do a 180 and become conscious of the need to maintain our wellness and our health. Taking supplements is a good way to do this and the scientific proof is that seniors who take supplements are not as likely to get diseases or have to go to the hospital.
Stretching–An Important Part of Exercise
Stretching is an important part of exercise. According to the Mayo Clinic stretching is a powerful part of any exercise program, but it doesn’t replace exercising. It complements exercise as it increases flexibility, circulation and balance. As we get older other ways that stretching exercises help us is by maintaining flexibility in order to avoid disability and injury. In fact simple stretching exercises can delay the beginning of certain chronic illnesses that are associated with getting older.
Long Term Care Covered by Life Insurance
Thanks to recent legislation, life insurance will now be able to cover long-term care. This is great news for those seniors that have run out of options to pay for the important assistance that they need on a daily basis. We want to ensure that they can continue to live as independent as possible with [...]
12 Ways To Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Recent studies have shown that 21% of discharged patients return to the hospital within 30 days and 34% are readmitted in 90 days. Starting in late 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin penalizing hospitals with higher than expected readmission rates. Stephen F. Jencks, M.D., M.P.H., and Amy Boutwell, M.D., internist [...]
Helping Seniors Stay Connected
In recent years technology has improved and become increasingly important in order to keep in touch with family and friends. With the popularity of social media sites it has become easier to connect and share information. This is something that the senior population has noticed. The number of Americans 65 and older who use the [...]
Low Vision Awarness Month
For most people, the term “low vision” does not mean much, until a doctor gives them the diagnosis. Lack of awareness about low vision is one reason why Prevent Blindness America promotes national AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month in February. AMD stands for age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of low vision in the United States. [...]