‘Senior Moments’ Archives
Vision loss to double with peak of baby boomers
August is Cataract Awareness Month Approximately 20.5 million Americans age forty and older are affected by cataracts, a concern for 50% of those aged 65-74 and 70% of those over age 74. These statistics are staggering as cataracts are the number one cause of blindness in adults, causing 48% of world blindness. Today more adults than ever [...]
10 Reasons not to skimp on your sleep
Your health may be at risk Everyone has an occasional sleepless night, and this is not a problem for most people. Conversely, it is often true that less may mean more. Are you too busy to go to bed? Do you have trouble getting quality sleep once you do? Well, I for one may have to literally add getting more sleep to my “to-do-list” [...]
How do you know if it is dementia, depression or both?
Have you ever had trouble recalling certain words? Do you remember your first grade teacher? Could it just be a “senior moment” or is it something more serious? We all have trouble recalling particular things like these on occasion. We may not remember where we left the car keys, or even why we went into a room; we get there but scratch our [...]
Prevent the crisis: care management choice for caregivers
No matter how much stamina they have, caregivers need a reprieve from providing around-the-clock care. If they suffer from exhaustion or become ill, they can no longer fulfill their promises or responsibilities. I can vividly remember telling my parents that, if anything ever happened to them, I would never place them into a nursing home but would [...]
Heat stroke by far the most dangerous reaction to the heat
Summer is upon us and so is the heat. Heat can be a problem at any age, but especially for those in their mid-sixties and older. At this age, the body does not adjust to changes in temperature as easily, and people are more likely to have health conditions or be taking medications that further inhibit their ability to regulate body temperature [...]
What can you do to prevent falls?
Are you part of the America that is going gray as the Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) are moving into their 60s? I must admit, I am. And to think that Americans are now living into their 80s and 90s and are coping with more age-related challenges than ever before. Health care issues continue to emerge as many struggle to care for [...]
