Did you know that fall injuries requiring medical attention rise almost linearly from age 18 on, peaking at 115 per 1,000 adults 75 and older? Many factors of why those 75 and older are more likely to fall include: osteoporosis less coordinated gaits slowed protective reflexes sensory losses such as
How much exercise and how vigorously is best for longevity? The takeaway message seems straightforward, according to the researchers. Anyone who is physically capable of activity should try to reach at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week and have around 20 to 30 minutes of that be vigorous
If you’re a POParent who’s recently had a senior parent or loved one die, you may be finding yourself bereft. Your home may remind you of “empty nesting,” when your teens left home for college or an independent life. You may find yourself in a time of much contemplation
Surely, we all have days when we’re just dragging, feeling at our worst. On those days when we don’t feel well enough to even get out of bed, some of us imagine having a “fairy godmother” who comes over to take care of us by doing the cooking, the cleaning
It sounds like science fiction, but it’s fact! Within 25 years, 30 million Americans will need some form of care in their homes just to meet their basic daily needs of living! With this growing “silver tsunami” among our aging population, what will happen in your family when there are
“GOOD NEWS:Being creative and social in mid-life and beyond could help preserve your memory,” Read more here http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/09/health/creativity-socializing-delay-dementia
Before you feel totally exhausted with no energy to care for your senior parents, maybe you’ve gotten a signal that you need a POParenting Break(POPbreak). Here are 5 tips to help you take that break and really use it well: 1. Decide how long of a break you need: If
Sometimes the symptoms of a UTI, especially with our aging Mom’s, look a lot like the signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s. She may display: Confusion Falling Hallucinations Dizziness Agitation If you think you or a loved one might be experiencing a UTI, take a look at these other common warning
Although POParenting may sound very altruistic, the irony is that caring for our aging loved ones teaches us many new things about ourselves along the way. Much like parenting children, those of us who’ve begun to POParent are discovering much about ourselves, such as: what skills and qualities do I
Do YOU take enough time for yourself — to rest and refresh you — when you’re the major (or even minor?) provider of care to your elderly parents? Many POParents find it particularly challenging to balance tending to our own needs when tending to the needs of our senior parents.