Smoking Cessation: Impact on Senior HealthCare Of all the healthcare issues faced by our seniors, smoking takes a huge toll. This is particularly true whether or not seniors choose to age in place with or without quality homecare options. In part one of this 3 part series, we briefly discussed … [Read more...]
Seniors – Medication Safety Tips
March 11, 2011 By
Did you know that recent studies show that seniors over the age of 65 take two to seven prescriptions daily? That is a lot of medication and sometimes these medications are taken 3 to 4 times a day. Some seniors use a pill box or other devices to remind them not only to take their medicine but in a … [Read more...]
Malnutrition in Seniors
March 9, 2011 By
Malnutrition in seniors is unfortunately more common than most people realize. Many times seniors eat little food or too few nutrients. Sometimes the elderly and seniors have trouble cooking or they may just not be interested in cooking for one person. Another factor is that as we age, it is not … [Read more...]
