Safety concerns for seniors living in skilled nursing homes and assisted living communities is the top priority for their administrators. This is based on a just released survey done by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety. The Association identified are four major security and safety concerns: resident…...
Holiday Recommendations For Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Holiday recommendations for caregivers taking care of Alzheimer’s patients is long overdue. They have their hands full taking care of their Alzheimer’s patients throughout the year. But their responsibilities and stress levels really go up during the Holiday season. In this regard, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has issued…...
Alzheimer’s Three Stages: Can You Recognize Them?
Alzheimer’s three stages of disease were formulated by clinicians based on detailed questionnaires over many years. While there are variances within each stage, the symptoms are distinctive enough to warrant separation. Indeed, staging this terrible disease helps both clinicians and caregivers tailor specific therapies to fit the patient. Alzheimer’s…...
Early Onset Alzheimer’s; What You Need To Know
Early onset Alzheimer’s disease is not typically associated with older adults aged 65+. That age group is diagnosed with the full-blown version of this terrible illness. In facet, the early onset most often occurs in adults younger than 65 years of age. Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease, which means it…...
Antibiotics Resistance Reversed With Simple Molecular Alteration
Antibiotics resistance is a serious problem in treating illnesses. Drug resistance develops every time someone uses an antibiotic drug, as a small population of resistant microbes still survives. As more antibiotics are taken, this resistance increases as the resistant germs dominate and connect themselves to other microbes. Indeed, a global…...
Tai Chi Exercise Can Prevent Falls In Senior Citizens
Tai chi exercises help to maintain balance and prevent falls in senior citizens. Contrary to popular perception, chronic diseases are not the elderly’s worst enemy. It’s losing their balance and falling down. Indeed, 87 percent of all fractures in the elderly are due to falls. The statistics are grim. Among people aged…...
Oligomer Proteins Responsible For Alzheimer’s Disease, Says Research Group
Oligomer proteins are responsible for causing Alzheimer’s disease says a combined research group from Cambridge University and Lund University. The English and Swedish scientists agree that the cause is toxic clumps of oligomer proteins in the brain. They are gearing up to create drugs to target and destroy these proteins. …...
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