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Helpful tips on health care and news update on important happenings about home health care.


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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines dementia as a term for several diseases that affect memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. There are other diseases that can result in cognitive decline. They include Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. Thus, dementia is an umbrella term used to describe the absence or loss of different types of cognitive functions. Symptoms of dementia include gradual loss of memory, notable alterations in thinking, changes in behavior, language difficulty, planning problems, and inappropriate reasoning.

The illness is usually accompanied by obvious cognitive decline, which deteriorates over time. As deterioration occurs, it affects the function of the brain. The brain becomes weaker and slower to respond. It is accompanied by difficulty in communication as well. This is why anyone taking care of a dementia patient must be well trained because it requires a lot of patience. It is important for caregivers to be patient because they’re trying to adapt to the growing condition of an older adult whose trajectory of life is being altered by an illness that’s changing their personality. Changes in personality and behavior are commonplace among people with dementia.


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Independence plays a major role in the quality of life we all live. Everyone desires freedom—the ability to do things without depending on anyone. Most times, we become dependent as a result of aging, recovery from chronic illnesses or surgery, and whatnot. Most older adults experience emotional breakdowns when they have to move from their home to a facility they’re not familiar with. No one likes to be dependent on others, but seniors sometimes lose the ability to do things on their own.

Many seniors prefer to stay connected to their home. so that instead of moving into another facility, they hire professional caregivers to become responsible for their well-being. Quite a number of individuals, regardless of age, feel comfortable at home, and so they will choose to age there.

Most often than not, seniors would prefer to spend their later years at home. The saying “no place like home” holds a strong sway in the lives of many older adults. A survey conducted in 2018 by AARP revealed that 76% of individuals above the age of fifty prefer to live in their home or community as they age. For this to become achievable, seniors may want to start making plans about how to make their home conducive and livable for their age.

There are many tips seniors can follow to make living independently in their home last as long as possible. In order to avert accidents, reduce injuries, and reduce the risk of falling at home, it is extremely important for seniors to consider the tips that will be shared below.


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Medication management simply has to do with overseeing how patients use prescribed drugs. Medication, as good as it may be, if not properly managed, could result in serious health issues especially for children and for older adults.

However, managing medications can sometimes be difficult. This difficulty is usually experienced by older adults and those responsible for their care. It is quite mandatory for older adults to take their medications just as prescribed by their physician. Taking medications as prescribed is very essential for treating a senior’s health condition.

Many seniors turn out to be polypharmacists as a result of aging. A polypharmacist can be said to be a person who uses multiple drugs to treat multiple diseases. Thus, medication management becomes very important for patients with multiple health issues.

Most seniors rely on medicines to stay healthy, ward off sickness, and manage chronic conditions. It has been statistically proven that seniors take more medicine than the general population. We have compiled these tips for you to help you avoid mismanagement of your medication:


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As you get older, you’ll begin to notice changes in how you think and remember things. It could be where you left the magazine. It could be forgetting the name of a neighbor. These changes are not necessarily symptoms of dementia. Rather, they’re signs indicating that you’re growing older.

Old age has an impact on brain health. WHO defines brain health as the state of brain functioning across cognitive, sensory, social-emotional, behavioral, and motor domains, allowing a person to realize their full potential over the course of their life, irrespective of the presence or absence of disorders. In other words, brain health has to do with how well a person’s brain works.

Changes that occur in the brain can be associated with aging. At other times, these changes can occur as a result of excessive use of substances, mood disorders, brain injuries, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.


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The time will come when as you grow old, you will need more medical attention. Usually, people find it hard to make a choice between receiving care at home or staying at a facility. This article aims at showing you the benefits of home care services but first, let us look at what home care services entail.

What are home care services?

Home care services are simply the provision of health care services in the home of patients who are elderly or perhaps patients dealing with chronic diseases, disabilities, or those recovering from surgery. This type of care allows you to stay in your home to receive medical attention.

You will be able to access virtually any type of help right from the comfort of your home. The cost of in-home care could either be covered by your health insurance, could be free because the costs have been covered by government programs or non-government organizations.

There are many benefits older adults can derive from home care services. Here are some of them


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Seniors need to be extremely careful with falling.  This is because of the adverse effects it has on their health.  It is sometimes impossible for seniors to recover to full health after tripping.  Tripping on rugs or slipping on wet floors could herald serious health problems in seniors, sometimes rendering them immobile for life.  Therefore, the issue of falling among seniors must be treated with utmost concern.

Thousands of seniors break a bone every year. Research shows that one in four seniors is likely going to experience a fall in the space of a year. The tendency to fall is common among seniors due to old age. A fall could occur due to postural hypo-tension – a condition that occurs when there’s a decrease in blood pressure when you get up from lying or sitting down, weakness of leg muscles, poor balance, etc.

Common injuries attributed to falls are fractures on the hip, arms, ankle, wrists, and head injuries. Apart from suffering physically, seniors could also suffer psychologically, leading them to anxiety.


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If you have an older adult, there is a chance you’re looking for a way to keep them healthy. You don’t have to be scared about how to keep them from getting infections. Although older adults have a weaker immune system, there are certain tips that, if properly followed, would reduce the risk of them becoming subject to constant infections.

Older adults are more exposed to contracting an infection due to a weakened and less effective immune system. Aging naturally reduces the effectiveness of the immune system, thus making older adults more vulnerable to infections. It is important for older adults, especially those over the age of sixty, to know this.

As suggested earlier, the function of your immune system declines as you grow older. Your immune system will become slower to combat diseases. There is also a chance you will experience a condition known as an autoimmune disorder. This condition occurs when one’s immune system attacks one’s tissues.

A less effective immune system is not equivalent to death in older adults. The steps below are simple yet effective. We understand that taking care of older adults requires lots of effort; therefore, these tips are designed in such a way that they are simple and can easily be performed with the assistance of one or two persons.






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