Daughters suffer more than sons while caring for aging parents

An estimated 44 million adults in the United States provide unpaid care to another adult.

A 2004 study commissioned by the AARP and other organizations estimated that caregiving is more stressful on women, who make up more than six in 10 caregivers: 40 percent said caregiving stressed them at high levels, compared to just 26 percent [...]

Elderly resident scalded with 1st degree burns

There was no thermo-static mixing valve!

A company which runs a nursing home in Essex has today been fined after an elderly man was lowered into a bath filled with water possibly as hot as 72°C.

Michael Ginn (72) was living at West House Nursing Home in St Vincent’s Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend, when he suffered first degree [...]

Giving Seniors Nutritional Drinks: Not a Good Idea

“My elderly mother isn’t eating and she has lost a lot of weight. Should I give her a nutrition supplement drink to replace the meals she should be eating?”

Under-nutrition due to lack of eating is a common problem among elderly people. It is also dangerous. Under-nutrition and extreme thinness can lead to higher mortality rates, [...]

Fear of falling can lead to more falls

The fear of falling can ironically lead to more falls among the elderly, according to new research.

Gait disturbances, or difficulty walking as a result of old age, often have many causes, according to the researchers from the Neurological Hospital and Health Center of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Germany.

These can include visual defects, neurodegeneration of [...]

Senior Health Videos Galore!

From A to T, the National Institutes of Health has a wide range of health-related videos for seniors.

Browse through the list:

Alzheimer’s Disease
Balance Problems
Breast Cancer

Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s
Cataract
Colorectal Cancer
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
COPD
Depression
Diabetes
Diabetic Retinopathy
Dry Mouth

Eating Well As You Get Older
Exercise and Physical Activity for Older Adults
Falls and Older Adults
Glaucoma
Gout
Hearing Loss
Heart Attack
Kidney Disease
Leukemia
Low Vision
Lung Cancer
Macular Degeneration
Medicare [...]

Seniors Struggle With Too Many Medications

1 in 4 seniors take between ten and 19 pills every day.

America’s seniors are being overwhelmed by the number of prescription drugs they take on a daily basis. According to a new national survey of more than 1,000 people ages 65 and older who use medications, more than half (51 percent) take at least five [...]

Avoid the ‘Senior Sickness Snowball Effect’ with a strong immune system

(ARA) – An emerging health trend where a relatively simple illness leads to a number of physical and lifestyle changes is impacting seniors around the country, say immune system researchers from Embria Health Sciences, co-founders of the Nourish America Senior Health Project. They’ve dubbed this trend the Senior Sickness Snowball Effect, which impacts the overall [...]

Study: Dieting May Not Be Helpful for Overweight Elderly

More research indicates that being overweight can be less harmful for the elderly than for younger people.  In fact, dieting may not be helpful for the post-70 crowd.

An Australian study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society tracked the number of deaths over 10 years in 9,200 people who were aged 70 to [...]

73-year old man robs banks to pay mortgage

Tampa, Florida – Looking more like a grandpa than a wanted bank robber, 73-year-old James Bruce toddled front and center at Orient Road Jail.

Bruce was arrested on Thursday after detectives said he was robbing banks to pay his mortgage.

According to a criminal report, Bruce walked into three different banks in south Tampa. Each time, investigators [...]

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You even resolved the issue of getting approval of our state plumbing board for your nationally tested product!  Well done, that should benefit other Massachusetts customers!

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