Mental Health in Older Adults First, some statistics: by 2050 the number of people 60 years or older will have doubled to reach 2.1 billion. The number of persons aged 80 years or older is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050... blog mental health
Caregiver Burden Caregiver burden has implications in caregivers lifes. Since caregivers can be instrumental to families of many seniors and disabled individuals it is important to know exactly what it is. Caregiver ... blog caregiver
2024 NIH Alzheimer's Research Summit Seventy leading academic and industry researchers, innovators, and public advocates will report research progress on Alzheimer’s Disease in the Alzheimer’s Research Summit. This summit is to take pla... blog event
Huntington's Disease Symptoms and Treatment Huntington's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes neurons to break down. The symptoms of Huntington's Disease are uncontrollable movements, abnormal body posture, behavior, emotion, thi... blog huntington's
History and The Five Stages of Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease was named after James Parkinson who wrote an essay on the unknown disease at the time called Shaking Palsy in 1817. Now we know that Parkinson’s disease is caused by loss of neuro... Parkingson's blog
Benefits of Yoga Yoga has benefits for all people including children and seniors. The yoga techniques of stretching and breathing exercises always have positive effects on the mind and body. The relaxation, mobilit... blog yoga
Returning from The Hospital Preparation is everything! Going to the emergency room for any reason is stressful. A study was taken to measure using qualitative metrics to determine what factors make an emergency room visit so d... blog tips for wellness
What is Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition which means that brain is deteriorating. This is taking place in thebasal ganglia the motor control center. The cells become damaged and this cont... Parkingson's blog
Challenges of Old Age Old age doesn’t have to be something negative but it does have its challenges. Chronic health conditions, mobility issues, sensory decline and cognitive decline can be challenges. Regular health chec... blog tips for wellness
Discovery of Alzheimer's Disease The discovery of Alzheimer’s disease goes back to the 1900’s when Dr. Alois Alzheimer a German psychiatrist and neurologist was working with a patient who was experiencing abnormal memory loss and di... Alzheimer's blog
Basic Eldercare Services and Cost No matter how hard it is to accept, most of us will require care assistance of some sort after the age of 60 or 65. In your younger years, hard work that required immense physical strength was nothin... blog caregiving services