Senior Care Blog

I have posted before that the currently approved therapies for treating patients with Alzheimer’s disease are not really very effective.  And they cannot change the ultimate course of the disease.  In news released just this last week, however, medical...

We have all heard someone this season say, “It’s just a cold,” or “I have a touch of the flu,” or similar expressions that pretty much write off a lot of what is going around.  And nobody gets pneumonia,...

The number one cause of stroke is unavoidable, but the next eight are not.  Number one is birthdays, and the older one is the greater the chance for a blockage of some part of our arterial system which can...

Birthdays are a leading cause of falls that can result in an emergency room visit, and every year this takes a particular toll on those 65 years of age and older.  The 65+ year olds represent 2.5 million visits...

Let me first say that Medicare is absolutely a boon to older adults who will face many medical issues associated with aging at the same time they also are on more modest fixed incomes than they had enjoyed in...

I was at an event this past week and had a conversation with an attendee about her parent and driving, but it was more than just aging and driving.  It was about her parent and their cognitive decline and...

It is sadly ironic that it was former president Ronald Reagan who designated November as National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in 1983. Reagan’s efforts and his own personal experience with Alzheimer’s disease did much to bring this mysterious and stealthy...

Which of the following regarding what we know of dementia are true? Adolescent personality traits predict later onset dementia. Healthy lifestyle is an offset to genetic risk for dementia. Mid-life anxiety is linked to later dementia. The more mental...