Senior Care Blog

In my last posting, I gave a checklist of the preventive health touchstones for men over age 65, and you will see some fairly predictable parallels to women’s health as they hit 65 as well.  But take note of...

Yes, you are supposed to ask why being male and over 65 is a medical condition; so what do I mean by cure?  The best “cure” at any age is appropriate prevention, and I would like to offer some...

            Only about one in seven adults over age 65 do any kind of routine strength training, according to the experts.  Those six in seven who are neglecting their exercise regimens are the people who are hastening nature’s unfortunate...

We all have seen the news stories in which older adults who are in a senior residential facility or dependent upon caregivers who come to their homes are intimidated by the people charged with their care.  It can be...

            New research recently reported sheds some light on what we need to know about Alzheimer’s as well as what we may not want to know.  Please allow me to explain.  You likely have heard of some of the...

            Caregivers to loved ones with any of the many forms of dementia deal with their loss quite poignantly on special holidays like the one on our calendars for this Friday.  While a loved one who is suffering from...

            Steve Steiber, Ph.D., our vice president for senior services, completes his two part posting about how time of day of dosing can impact the effectiveness of a care receiver’s medications.  Steve has more than two decades experience in...

            I have again asked our vice president for senior services, Steve Steiber, Ph.D. to share a guest posting about a concept that is gaining more attention these days, especially among health care providers caring for older adults.  It...