Clinical depression in seniors is becoming more common and this is a worrying concern for the country. However, only a small minority of seniors who suffer from depression are getting treatment and this may largely be due to the varied symptoms of depression that also depend on age range. To begin to understand depression in…
Obesity refers to when a person has a weight that is higher than what is considered healthy for their height. In particular, obesity is when there is too much fat accumulation in our body that it poses a risk to our health. One of the most common used measures of obesity is the Body Mass…
Hearing loss is hard to notice, even if you are looking for signs. These manifest through changes in you or your loved ones’ behavior. They can be small signs like having to constantly turn the volume of your electronics up higher or asking for someone else to repeat themselves one too many times. The appearance…
As we get older, it is inevitable that our body changes and affects our ability to function as we used to. This can be extremely scary, especially when it affects the different senses that control the way we communicate with others. Hearing loss in particular can be a very overwhelming and isolating experience. Especially because…
There is a common myth that aging adults require less sleep. However, this is not true, aging adults still need seven to eight hours of sleep per night to have adequate rest and be alert during the day. What is true is that older adults can feel a change in sleeping habits and patterns due…
Osteoarthritis is one of the most common joint disorders in the United States of America, accounting for a large part of disability and healthcare spending. Also known as the degenerative joint disease, it is known to largely affect the elderly and is the leading cause of disability in seniors above 65 years of age. Osteoarthritis…
It can be hard to adjust to the changes in family dynamics as our elderly parents enter into their golden years. For both our parents and ourselves, this can involve a change of roles that might not be voluntary or well-received. Whether they are well-intentioned conversations about our parents’ financial situations, the expectations of caregiving,…
Dementia is one of the most common conditions that are faced by seniors. Many may think that it is a specific disease like cancer or pneumonia, but dementia is actually a general term for declined cognitive ability. Cognitive ability refers to the ability to engage in activities like making decisions, being able to remember names,…
Malnutrition might seem like a foreign concept, considering how readily available food is in the United States now. However, malnutrition does not only occur due to starvation or eating disorders, it can also mean that whatever you are eating is inadequate to meeting you or your loved one’s nutritional needs. Whether you are trying to…
It is not a secret that as humans grow older, there are new challenges and problems that seniors will face. Some of them are very apparent, for example, medical conditions like dementia and memory loss as their cognitive abilities start to decline. Others are not as obvious, such as an increasing loss of purpose and…