When an older loved one is diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, we must prepare ourselves for a thousand changes. Among the many difficult adjustments we make to preserve a sense of normalcy, perhaps one of the most challenging is finding engaging activities for our loved ones. Your parents and grandparents may once have enjoyed […]
Stroke affects more than 700,000 people in the United States each year. It is currently the fifth leading cause of death, killing more than 130,000 annually, and is the leading cause of adult disability. While strokes can happen at any age, they are most prevalent among the elderly. Despite our society’s awareness of the prevalence […]
We have all fallen at one time or another. Whether we trip on the edge of a rug or an uneven walkway, slip on a wet floor or a patch of black ice, a fall always ends in a combination of shock, pain, and humiliation (particularly if other people witness it). Mid-fall, we are suddenly […]
In a previous blog post, we discussed the importance of monitoring and supporting our older loved ones’ emotional health. Depression is more prevalent in the elderly population than we might think, and yet, it is frequently overshadowed and unconsciously dismissed in the face of more prominent physical and cognitive illnesses. Without undermining the enormous impact […]