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How Can Your Senior Loved One Eat Healthier?

Aug092016dueberflusselder diet, exercise, home care, senior care

Your eyesight might not be what it used to be or the dinners that you once made without needing the recipe are harder to remember. As people age, their needs become a little greater, even with things that they once took for granted. But it is very important, especially as we age, that we be aware of what we are…

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Do You Know the 4 Tips to Avoid Getting Type 2 Diabetes?

Aug022016dueberflusscaregiver, Caregivers, diabetes, Elder care, exercise, healthy eating, home health care, senior care, Senior home care, seniors home care exercise aerobics, Stress, weight loss

Did you know that March 22 is American Diabetes Alert Day? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29 million people in the United States have diabetes. That is 9.3 percent of all Americans! Most of those cases involve type 2 diabetes, which is preventable. Diabetes.org has identified that almost 26 percent of seniors over age 65 has…

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Osteoporosis Drugs Are Effective but Be Wary of Side Effects

Jul272016dueberflussaging, exercise, fall, fall prevention, home care, medication, muscle atrophy, senior care

By Richard Ueberfluss More than 50 percent of women and 25 percent of men over fifty will suffer from an osteoporosis-related fracture. Osteoporosis occurs when bone breaks down faster than it is replenished, leaving the skeleton porous and brittle.  Women lose bone density more rapidly during menopause, so they are more susceptible to osteoporosis than men. Multiple medications, poor vision…

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Loneliness Is More than Just a Psychological Condition

Feb192016dueberflussaging, elderly care, exercise, home care, home-bound, loneliness, senior care

According to the U.S. Census Bureau 11 million, or 28% of people aged 65 and older, lived alone in 2010. As people get older, their likelihood of living alone only increases. Additionally, more and older adults do not have children, reports the AARP, and that means fewer family members to provide company and care as those adults become seniors. According to a 2012 study…

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Is Bed Rest Hurting our Patients?

Jun112015dueberflussaging, bed rest, elderly care, exercise, home care, muscle atrophy, planning, senior care, seniors

Is bed rest injuring patients after discharge? Bed Rest serves as a time honored treatment for both injury and illness, and is prescribed more often around flu season. A normal muscle, at complete rest, in absence of illness, loses up to 15% of its strength each week. During bed rest, the first muscles to become atrophied are the trunk and…

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Are Falls a normal part of the Aging Process?

Apr222015dueberflussaging, Alzheimer's, exercise, fall, fall prevention, home care, long term care, senior care

New research out of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and reported by CNN, points to falls as being more common among individuals with the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s. Researchers found that silent biological changes in the brain may take place a decade or more before the outward symptoms begin to manifest. An estimated 5.4 million Americans are currently living…

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Can More Activity Can Reduce Risk of Disability?

Apr222015dueberflussbed rest, caregiver, diabetes, exercise, senior care

As a certified physical therapist, my staff and I understand the importance of staying active as we age, so our health aides encourage our clients to increase their activity during the day.  This becomes all the more important when you realize that adults 60 and over, spend an average of two-thirds of their waking time being sedentary — roughly nine hours…

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Falls among older adults leading to increase in spinal injuries

Apr222015dueberflussaging, elderly care, elders, exercise, fall prevention, home care, senior care, senior health, seniors, Spinal Injury

A story by United Press International (UPI) discovered that traumatic spinal cord injuries are on the rise in the United States and the leading cause no longer is motor vehicle crashes, but falls, researchers say. The story appeared in the Journal of Neurotrauma. UPI’s source was Dr. Shalini Selvarajah, a post-doctoral surgical research fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School…

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Can more exercise prevent heart attacks?

Apr222015dueberflusselderly care, exercise, heart attack, home care, home-bound, senior care

Quoting from a study by the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, HealthDay News reports that being physically fit can help prevent heart attacks and increase survival in people with stable coronary artery disease. This was true whether or not the patients underwent a procedure to open blocked heart arteries. Researchers analyzed data from more than…

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Can Exercise reduce stroke risk?

Apr222015dueberflussdiabetes, exercise, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, stroke prevention

As a certified physical therapist I advocate movement and exercise for everyone, and that includes seniors.  One of the priorities I set for my home aides is to encourage seniors to move during the day.  It helps with heart health and even improves mental health. Now there is evidence from a study called REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences…

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