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
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
Susan Stiffleman, an internationally respected parent educator, therapist, author, and parenting expert has just released another helpful book. “Parenting with Presence: Practices for Raising Conscious, Confident, Caring Kids” is a great resource for parents who want to raise their kids in a more calm, peaceful and loving way and then
If you’re actively involved in caring for your aging parents, life can seem overwhelming. Whether you’re one of the millions “sandwiched” in between older and younger family members living with you and needing your attention, or you’re simply spending a lot of time with your folks at doctors’ appointments, picking
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
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.
Of course we all want to do what’s best for our aging parents — just as we always wanted to do what was best for our kids. But it can be confusing. On the one hand, as loving family members, we want to consistently support as much independent living as
If you think that life just goes downhill after you turn a certain age, think again! A great article came out in the New York Times about how we actually get happier the older that we get. Tension and anxiety lesson and we seem to deal with situations and
Do you ever struggle, trying to see eye-to-eye with one or more of your aging parents? Does it sometimes seem as if you’re from different worlds? Or at least different cultures? Maybe what’s missing is that you no longer have similar interests, ideas and opinions — but maybe you never
* Alzheimer’s impacts one out of every two Americans over 85, striking at the rate of one every 68 seconds! Its average duration is eleven years but can last twenty years and during that time our parents will eventually sleep all day, need diapering and not be able to recognize