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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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Why not? They’re also called “mother-in-law apartments” but they’ve come a long way. This beautiful cabin is produced by Emory Bakdwin, ZAI principle architect and 2009 Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) of the year. This new pre-fabricated ADU (Assisted Dwelling Unit), called a FabCab, is worth checking out. The FabCabs are available in 3 sizes: small [...] (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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Calvin, Rebecca, and Jim have always informed, guided, and helped us in many ways — your employees are outstanding in their customer service skills and their kindness to us! 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! The fine [...] Shirley Madsen, who turned 90 Thursday, survived three days trapped in her bathtub by drinking water from a rubber duck. “I have never been so terrified in my life,” Madsen, of Walnut Creek, said of her harrowing experience. Madsen’s daughter, Diane Weber, of Walnut Creek, said doctors at John Muir [...] It can be hard to bathe when you are elderly disabled, or overweight. People often buy bath aids such as chairs, wall bars, bathtub rails and showers that attach to the tub spout. However, these bath aids do not address the real issues of safety: step-in height, reach for the bath controls and safe entry [...] |
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