Falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury and death in the United States and the leading cause of injuries. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls among adults 65…
Most of us have taken a spill at one time or another, and suffered kittle more than a bit of embarrassment. Young children frequently fall as they romp and play, and it hardly seems to…
Alzheimer’s Behaviors: How Memory Loss Can Change the Personality You Know and Remember As a family caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, you feel overwhelmed. You feel deep sadness. You feel unprepared to…
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible disorder of the brain People as young as 40 years can develop Alzheimer’s disease but it is most common in people over the age of 65. The risk for getting…
It’s National Family Caregiver Month President Biden proclaims November 2022 as National Family Caregivers Month in recognition of the love and sacrifice of more than 50 million Americans who, on a daily basis, provide crucial care…
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month Hospice and palliative care programs across the country are reaching out to raise awareness about hospice and palliative care. Hospice is not a place but high-quality care…
The Difference Between Palliative Care and Hospice Care Palliative and hospice care have the objective of focusing on the needs of the patients and their quality of life as well as providing pain and symptom…
With Pandemic Deaths Looming Large, the Age-Long Influenza Continues To Remain A Menace To Public Health Two years of COVID-19 outbreak and with so much emphasis placed on dealing with the coronavirus, the menace of…
With flu season in our midst it is crucial that you keep yourself up to date on information about the flu and flu vaccines. The flu? No big deal .. Or is it? Actually, influenza…
Most of us know from first-hand experience the price paid for ignoring warnings about…