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Four Spices That Will Improve Digestion—And Heal Your Brain
Four Spices That Will Improve Digestion—And Heal Your Brain It is said that health begins in the gut and, as a result, poor digestion is at the root of most health conditions—including those affecting many aging adults. In fact, experts have confirmed the gut-brain connection, which refers to the fact...
What We Can All Learn About Living in the Precious Present – Reprinted from HuffPost50
Fuller Lives When We Are Fully in the Precious Present My good friend Sandy Halperin, who has early onset Alzheimer’s was recently honored along with Sanjay Gupta, M.D. with the 2016 Proxmire Award, which recognizes national figures who have “demonstrated leadership and positively impacted public awareness around Alzheimer’s disease and...
10 Easy Steps to Coordinate Aging Parent Care
Tip on Your Caregiving Journey – thanks to Carol Marak at Seniorcare.com It takes a village to care for an older adult especially if one lives with several chronic conditions. Experts in caregiving recommend to family caregivers to start planning early, long before a parent or older relative needs assistance,...
Help For Family Caregivers – Moving the Talk to Action
Help For Family Caregivers – Moving the Talk to Action Here is another link to an article we have on Senior Care at Verywell.com. Moving the talk to action for family caregivers needs a shove. Find out more here.
Capturing the Stories of Elders
Capturing the Stories of Elders Here is another article from Senior Care at verywell.com. The Living History Program uses volunteers to interview a patient in order to produce a one-page story that is designed to be a “springboard to conversation.” Is your hospital capturing the life story of patients to...
Mind, Body and Soul Activities to Keep Elders from Being Couch Potatoes
Mind, Body and Soul Activities to Keep Elders from Being Couch Potatoes From time to time, we will link you to articles of interest that we have on Senior Care at verywell.com. Here’s how to help a parent round out their mind, body and soul and get off the couch...
Half of Nursing Home Residents in Emergency Department at Least Once a Year
A study from Indiana University has found that almost half of all long-stay nursing home residents experience at least one transfer to an Emergency Department over the course of a year regardless of their cognitive status. About a third of these individuals were subsequently admitted to the hospital. Age, race,...
Our Friday Song of the Week – Mac the Knife
Our Friday Song of the Week – Mac the Knife
Hearing Loss in Middle-Aged Adults Leads to Substantially Higher Health Care Costs
Middle-Aged Adults With Hearing Loss Have Substantially Higher Health Care Costs In a study published by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, compared the costs of health care for privately insured individuals with and without a diagnosis of hearing loss. This affects more than...