If you know dementia patients, like someone living with any type of dementia like Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, or Lewy body dementia, you know that these conditions bring many challenges. Symptoms such as memory loss, disorientation, word-finding difficulty, behavioral and psychological symptoms, and general confusion are hard. Both for the patient and their loved ones […]
For older people, once they make it to 65, data suggests that they can live another 19.3 years, on average. This is according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For many, living to and beyond 65 means carefully managing chronic conditions to stay healthy. The following are some common health problems affecting older […]
Numerous health problems plague older people. Although this is common knowledge, it is largely expected as their increasing age cannot be ignored. In parts of the world, for example, America, data suggests that once you make it to 65, you can live for an added 19.3 years, on average. These latter years find older persons managing […]