At Home Caregivers Has Been Recognized as Top 10 Dementia Care Services Company – 2023
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Hearing Loss Increases the Risk of Dementia
People who are hard of hearing spend more energy listening. That energy comes at the expense of other cognitive functions. Cognitive functions are the mental processes in the brain that enable us to think and solve problems, among other things. In a new study featuring data from 573,088 people, researchers from the Department of Clinical…
Medications for chronic diseases affect the body’s ability to regulate body temperature, keep cool
Medications to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body’s ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels. The loss of effective thermoregulation has implications for elderly people receiving treatment for illnesses like cancer, cardiovascular, Parkinson’s disease/dementia and diabetes, particularly during hot weather, according to a review by a team of…
Five Simple Steps to Control Your Blood Pressure
Your HBP deserves your attention. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can be fatal. If you’ve been diagnosed with high BP, these five simple steps can help you keep it under control: Know your numbers It is recommended that everyone, with diagnosed high blood pressure or not, maintain blood pressure below 120/80 mm Hg. Your health care professional can…
‘We Thought Within a Year, She Would Be Gone.’ When Mom’s Care Costs Over $1 Million.
Caregiving costs are rising as people live longer and their needs increase. Violet Carson married her high-school sweetheart in a small North Carolina town and raised two children in a three-bedroom ranch. When her husband died a decade ago, her children expected their mom, then 78, to follow soon after. She had Parkinson’s disease, Lewy…
Physical activity crucial for poststroke recovery
After a stroke, physical activity can be pivotal to successful recovery. People who spend four hours a week exercising after their stroke achieve better functional recovery within six months than those who do not, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The study, now published in the scientific journal JAMA Network Open, is based on data concerning…
