By Senior Lifestyle | October 24, 2022
Keeping mentally active with various games is a good strategy for senior health. A number of studies and findings acknowledge that brain games can help maintain and even strengthen such areas as memory, reasoning and…
By Senior Lifestyle | June 23, 2022
Pneumonia is a common senior care problem, often an outcome of other illness or surgery. According to a study cited in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, nearly 1 million adults ages 65 and…
By Senior Lifestyle | June 06, 2022
Incontinence is common in older people and can be stressful when it’s not under control or being treated. Many people who are dealing with incontinence have to plan around it, like having supplies with them…
By Senior Lifestyle | May 18, 2022
It’s a fact that some level of memory loss may happen as you age. But this loss doesn’t necessarily indicate that you have a major problem. Forgetting names or where you left your keys is…
By Senior Lifestyle | May 10, 2022
Digital assistants – also called smart speakers, home assistants or virtual assistants – have exploded in use since being introduced in late 2014 by Amazon. By 2022, 94.9 million smart speakers had been sold, according…
By Senior Lifestyle | April 26, 2022
Trouble with your hands and loss of finger dexterity can happen at any age, but it’s more common as you hit 50 years and older. According to a study cited by Physiopedia, musculoskeletal hand problems…
By Senior Lifestyle | February 17, 2022
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for 1 in 4 deaths, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It kills more people than all forms…
By Senior Lifestyle | January 13, 2022
With so much attention being paid lately to the dangers of COVID-19, and rightfully so, many people have forgotten how hard cold and flu season can hit, too. People ages 65 and older have a…
By Senior Lifestyle | January 06, 2022
Loneliness seems to be endemic to growing older. A 2018 survey by the AARP found that 35% of people over age 45 called themselves lonely. When the survey was first conducted in 2010, that percentage…
By Senior Lifestyle | December 30, 2021
If you’re not getting enough vitamins and minerals in your daily diet, your doctor may recommend dietary supplements. These supplements can add nutrients and vitamins to your diet as you age, or can help lower…
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