Updated September 2025 Do you worry that your aging mother may fall and hurt herself with no one is there to help her? Or maybe that your elderly father will wander off and no one knows where he went? Worry no longer. Technology has come to the rescue. With today’s technology, falls can be detected […]
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 48.3{d0e74b8a3596e4326b45924d39792f257a1f9983beed4201831d386befd3d18e} of adults aged 65 and over had low bone mass of the lumbar spine or femur (Looker & Frenk, 2015). Low bone mass is a precursor to osteoporosis, a disease which causes brittle, porous, weak bones in many older adults and can lead to fractures and […]
Good nutrition is important for everyone, and good nutrition for older adults is especially crucial to maintaining their health and independence and improving recovery time from illnesses and injuries. How older adults get their nutrition varies widely. On the federal level, there are Nutrition Programs authorized and funded in part by the Older Americans Act. […]
The work pressure at any hospital is so great that doctors and nurses go without adequate sleep or food. They have little time with a patient before the pager beeps, calling them somewhere else. When working with such distractions and stresses, oversights occur much too easily. The complexity of modern medicine and the constant handoffs among […]
As people live longer, the incidence of bedsores is increasing in this older population. Bedsores, or pressure ulcers, develop when bare skin rubs against an object (most often bed sheets or a wheelchair seat) or when an individual fails to move for several hours at a time. Areas that support weight and have a bony […]
The fear of falling is something that many seniors have but few discuss, even though the fear keeps them needlessly homebound and inactive. However, there are ways that seniors can overcome their fear and get their lives back on track. Improve Balance and Strength Loss of balance causes most falls and feeling unbalanced adds to […]