Elder Care ABC

By Tina Sherman Stressful life experiences can affect people’s well being and quality of life that is why it is very much important to prevent depression especially in seniors. Although not all of the senior population develops this condition it will still be fitting to help them prevent depression because as they say “prevention is [...]

by Bob Kohut In many ways we are now experiencing a “perfect storm” which is making elderly home care the only viable choice for taking care of many our seniors.  With declining incomes coupled with rising expenses and a rapidly aging population, retirement communities and assisted living centers are being priced beyond the reach of [...]

By Bob Kohut The burden of caring for elderly parents is something that will one day confront almost all of us. Not only that, it is a burden that will be born for a potentially very long time as more and more of the elderly are living longer and longer. Today, seniors’ reaching the age [...]

by Bob Kohut I first learned of hospice care when an older neighbor of mine, who was like a father to me, chose to discontinue his agonizing treatment for liver cancer and go home to die.  This was in the late 1980’s and there were still a lot of people who couldn’t understand why he [...]

by Kum Martin A hallucination does not require an external stimulus for a person to see, smell or hear things that are not present. This is an abnormal perception and many elderly people end up suffering from hallucinations. However, hallucinations can be controlled through medications in majority of the cases. Many elderly people suffer from [...]

by Bob Kohut When most of us come in contact with an elderly senior who seems to be losing their memories and speaking and moving about more slowly than they used to, we often automatically assume that dementia is setting in.  Since most forms of dementia are considered untreatable, we do the best we can [...]

by Joy Loverde Aspirin – you know the stuff. When you were a baby, Mom used to crush it into tiny pieces and let it dissolve in orange juice to make it easier to go down. Today perhaps you carry aspirin in your purse or back pocket to ward off a nasty headache or hangover. [...]

By Mary Jane Stern One of my recent blog posts was about the “extras” some of the Medicare Advantage Plans offer to their members and one “extra” was the Silver Sneakers Program. About 6 months ago I decided to join a gym because I was out of shape and as we mature, it is so [...]