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Benefits of a Fall Detection Device for Your Loved Ones

Image source: https://www.timesunion.com/marketplace/article/best-medical-alert-systems-16720443.php   Falling is a common and dangerous occurrence for elderly individuals. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in adults aged 65 and older. In fact, one in four older adults falls each year. Many of these falls can result i...

Effective measures to prevent falls in seniors

Credit: Pikwizard.com ​​Seniors’ falls are a major problem in Canada. According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, 81% of injury hospitalizations among seniors are due to the fall. A third of falls occurred result in broken or fractured bones (Public Health Canada). Among consequences of falling we could also see other injuries, including  chronic […]...

Improving Geriatric Care and Reducing Hospitalization

What is Geriatric Care? The process of developing and organizing quality health care for older adults and for those who require long-term assistance with their physical or mental problems to improve their quality of life is referred to as Geriatric Care Management. The term encompasses the entire care provided to older adults in terms of […]...

Life-Changing Health Gadgets for Older Adults

Healthcare is being reformed by Remote Patient Monitoring as it utilizes ground-breaking technologies that perform real-time diagnoses supported by machine learning to wearables that collect and transmit patient data from a distance. The capabilities of remote patient monitoring gadgets for seniors though plentiful, can be simply categorized as being designed to monitor patient health outside [&he...

Top Free Nutrition Apps for Seniors

Our nutritional needs change as we grow older. To make things easy for us, World Health Organization (WHO) has laid out clear nutritional guidelines for older adults. For instance, according to WHO, increasing the consumption of fruit and vegetables by just 1-2 servings daily can reduce cardiovascular risk by 30%! While there are many online […]...

How to Cope with Sundowning?

If your loved one has been diagnosed with dementia and he is showing signs of agitation, confusion, or anxiety during late afternoon or evening hours, he’s most probably experiencing ‘sundowning’. Sundowners Syndrome is a state of confusion that people living with dementia experience in late afternoon, evening or at night. Due to this, they are […]...