How Going to the Hospital can Cause Dementia
We as a country have known for quite some time that people who go to the hospital, particularly to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), have a tendency to develop a …
Bed Rest is Particularly Dangerous for Seniors
Not all of our honored elders end up spending an extended time in the hospital, but when one of them does, there are certain things that we should all be aware …
September is a Healthy Aging Month
The Healthy Aging Association® has spent the better part of two decades promoting September as Healthy Aging Month, and they have exactly the right idea on …
Moving Senior Parents: When is the Right Time to Speak to Mom and Dad About Relocating?
I was speaking with a friend recently named John, whose mother-in-law (we’ll call her “Ruth”) is going through a rough time. Her husband passed away a …
Senior Financial Abuse: Identifying the Signs of Elderly Financial Exploitation
A recent episode of CNBC’s American Greed highlights the rags to riches back to rags story of former basketball star Rumeal Robinson. When Robinson turned …
Dementia Discovery: We Had Cause and Effect Backwards
There is a common refrain in the sciences: “correlation is not causality.” In other words, the fact that two things happen to correspond does not …
Meditation, Mindfulness, and Maturity: The Benefits of Meditation for Seniors
May is National Meditation Month, and in honor of that, I want to take a closer look at meditation in general, and what benefits it might have for our honored …
How to Protect Yourself from an Abusive Senior Patient
I talked to a 68-year-old lady a few weeks ago. She was a full-time in-home caregiver for an 89-year-old who happened to be her mother-in-law, the mother of …
The Benefits of Exercise in Fighting Elderly Depression
One of the most common issues our honored elders struggle with is depression. Anyone at any age can become depressed, but depression among the elderly is more …
It’s Winter: Let’s Talk Hibernation with our Honored Elders
Growing old comes with a wide variety of changes in our bodies and brains, and those changes cause a number of predictable shifts in habits, traits, and …