There is no specific age when someone should start being screened for Alzheimer’s, but if you or your loved one is experiencing memory problems that interfere with daily living and these problems steadily worsen over time, this can be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
One of the most difficult things one can experience in life is for their spouse or partner to be given a diagnosis of a dementia-related disease. Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, and other disorders can seem to rob you of you a lifelong partner and force you to have to undergo the painful and often stressful transition from a partnership to one where you are a caregiver for someone who can grow more distant with time.
Adequate nutrition is important at any stage of life, but it is especially important as you get older. As we age, the number of calories we require goes down, meaning that the calories we do take in must be much more nutritious than when we are younger, and this can be a challenge. Our sense of taste can become more blunted as we get older, dimishing our appetites and our some foods can become more difficult to chew and digest as well.
Now that winter is coming to an end, lingering patches of snow and ice are melting, making it safer for everyone as they go about their day, especially for older Americans. One of the biggest challenges for the elderly is fall prevention, so for many, the sight of cleared snow and ice is a great relief, even if they don’t want to give voice to their concerns.
It isn’t uncommon when caring for a loved one who is suffering from dementia-related illness, stroke, or another disabling condition to feel suddenly put upon and overwhelmed.
In 2017, President Trump declared a National Emergency to combat the metastasizing opioid crisis as doctors and patients began looking for opioid alternatives for managing chronic pain, concerned about the newly revealed risks of developing an opioid dependency.
In 2017, President Trump declared a National Emergency to combat the metastasizing opioid crisis as doctors and patients began looking for opioid alternatives for managing chronic pain, concerned about the newly revealed risks of developing an opioid dependency.
Every year, the ranks of those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease continues to grow, and new research may have identified a major risk factor for the disease that doctors had not considered before: physical frailty.
For the terminally ill who do not require the specialized sophistication of a hospital.
For the terminally ill who do not require the specialized sophistication of a hospital.