Medical Conditions

The flu shot is especially important for adults 65 years and older, who account for most hospitalizations and deaths from flu.

Medical Conditions

Flu Vaccine for Seniors: Covid-19 and This Year’s Flu Season

Due to Covid-19, the CDC is urging everyone to get the flu vaccine before the end of October 2020. Find...

Improve senior sleep by aligning and supporting their body so they can rest more comfortably.

Medical Conditions / Practical Tips

11 Tips to Improve Senior Sleep by Reducing Pain and Discomfort

Improving senior sleep benefits them and you It’s exhausting to wake frequently in the night to help your older adult....

after a fall

Medical Conditions

8 Things to Have the Doctor Check After an Aging Person Falls

Falls are a serious matter for older adults. Even if there are no injuries, it’s a warning sign of underlying...

6 hygiene tips help you keep bedridden seniors healthy and comfortable

Medical Conditions / Practical Tips

6 Hygiene Tips for Bed Bound Seniors

When someone is confined to bed due to their health conditions, it’s important to keep up their personal hygiene. Feeling...

caregiver tips

Medical Conditions

Avoid Conflict When Helping Seniors at Doctor’s Appointments

Doctor’s visits can be a caregiving challenge Accompanying your older adult to their doctor’s appointments is important, but can be...

swallowing problems

Medical Conditions

4 Easy Ways to Add Healthy Calories to a Dysphagia Diet for Swallowing Problems

When seniors have swallowing problems (dysphagia), the special diets they have to follow can cause unhealthy weight loss and malnutrition....

How to get home medical equipment like walkers, wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen concentrators, or other assistive devices

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3 Ways to Get the Home Medical Equipment That Seniors Need: Wheelchairs, Hospital Beds, and More

Many older adults rely on home medical equipment like walkers, wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen concentrators, or other assistive devices in...

Why treating hearing loss reduces dementia risk

Common Aging Conditions / Medical Conditions

Reduce Dementia Risk by Treating Hearing Loss

1 in 4 seniors is affected by hearing loss Hearing loss can’t be seen, so you might think changes in...

Key questions that help you understand the doctor’s recommendations for tests and treatments for seniors

Medical Conditions

5 Questions to Ask Doctors About Tests and Treatments for Seniors

Seniors may not always benefit from tests and treatments When you’re working with doctors to help your older adult get...

heat stroke in seniors

Medical Conditions

6 Things You Can Do to Prevent Heat Stroke in Seniors

Heat stroke in seniors is deadly In hot weather, heat stroke in seniors is a serious risk. Older bodies are...

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