There is no denying that a good diet is key to optimum physical and mental health and overall well-being. However, far too many seniors are malnourished, and suffer from poor physical health. According to a recent study, many seniors, especially those living in assisted living facilities, suffer from malnutrition. The study was based on an analysis of ER patients above …
Exercise Benefits and Tips for Seniors
Senior Exercise Benefits Exercise benefits everyone, but seniors are especially likely to enjoy better physical, mental and cognitive health when they are on a regular fitness program. An exercise program that focuses on strength training and balance exercises can help a senior avoid the kind of deadly fall accidents that are very common as a person ages. An exercise program …
Do Seniors Need Additional Health Supplements?
Many seniors are on a program of vitamins to supplement their balanced diet. However, those vitamins may not be as necessary as you think. As a person ages, his appetite is likely to drop, and there may be other physiological changes that cause a person to eat lesser than before. As a result, many seniors begin taking nutritional and herbal …
How Healthy Are New York’s Seniors?
Seniors in New York have better and easier access to geriatricians and home healthcare providers. While that is conducive to senior health and safety, there are other challenges that seniors face here. For instance, the state of New York also has a much higher prevalence of underweight seniors compared to other states, and also a higher percentage of hospital fatalities …
Senior Fall Accidents: Study Promises New Strategies to Prevent Risks
Fall accidents are a major risk to senior citizens living at home. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010 alone, more than 18,000 seniors died after injuries that they suffered during a fall. The federal administration wants to minimize the threat fall accidents can pose to seniors living at home, and has announced a new …
Seniors and the Importance of Social Interactions
Earlier research has found that interaction with others is a major aspect of good health for senior citizen. Those interactions can begin to reduce and minimize as a person gets older, or if he moves to an assisted living facility. This is unfortunate because such social interaction is very important for a senior to stay mentally alert, and physically healthy. …
Safe Driving: Tips for Seniors
No one would deny that the number of senior drivers on our roads has increased substantially over the past few years. Seniors nowadays drive well into their 60s, 70s and even 80s, and there is no reason why they should not do so, as long as they’re feeling physically, and mentally healthy. However, there are risks associated with aging that …
Internet Use Can Reduce Depression Risk Among Seniors
Loneliness is a major depression risk factor for senior citizens. However, when those same seniors have access to the Internet and are able to use social networks, e-mail, instant messaging and other programs to keep in touch with their loved ones and friends, they have a much lower risk of exhibiting symptoms of depression. The study was based on an …
Home-Delivered Meals Help Seniors Age at Home
According to a new study by Brown University, providing just one percent more seniors with at-home meals would help keep 1,722 more recipients of Medicaid out of nursing homes. Also, most of the country would save money. The cost of providing seniors with at-home meals would be less than the cost of the cost of providing Medicaid in 26 of …
Beat the Heat: Tips for Seniors to Stay Cool This Summer
Seniors above the age of 65 may be especially vulnerable to the risk of heat stroke, heat exhaustion, or other heat-related illness. Seniors may be much more likely to develop sunburn because of the specific texture of their skin, and may also be at a high risk of heat-related illness because of the medications that they are on. Additionally, many …