Category: News
Aging Services Helps Seniors Remain Independent at Home
Many seniors suffer with a variety of chronic illnesses that don’t allow them to take care of things in the home like cleaning, laundry or cooking. Maintaining a household can be a challenge under these circumstances. However, there are many Aging Services that allow seniors to remain independent by providing help several times a month […]
Caregivers Must Take Care of Themselves
Caregivers Must Take Care of Themselves Many adults are faced with caring for elderly loved ones. In some cases, they are also caring for children or even grandchildren in addition to working and managing all the trials of daily living. This can lead to high rates of depression and anxiety among caregivers and increased […]
Technology and Aging
Technology has made significant changes for caregivers and their patients. Wearable monitors, smartphone apps and telehealth allow patients to recover at home after illness or surgery for longer than has ever been possible in the past. Innovations continue to improve making strides for future improvements in home health care. Many family caregivers use the internet […]
Are There Three Types of Alzheimer’s Disease?
A recent study at UCLA has discovered that there are possibly three types of Alzheimer’s which suggests that each variation would need to be treated differently. The subtypes are inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and cortical. In Inflammatory, protein and serum albumin to globulin ratios markers are increased, non-inflammatory does not show an increase in the markers, but […]
Controlling Blood Sugar Can Reduce Your Risk For Dementia
Scientists have discovered a link between elevated blood-sugar and dementia. The study looked at how controlling glucose in the blood affected the risk of being diagnosed with dementia in the future. Patients with Type 2 diabetes and poor blood-sugar control had a 50% higher risk of being admitted to a hospital than those with blood-sugar […]
Dementia and Exercise
If you need any encouragement to get outside to jog, bike or walk, lowering your risk of dementia has to be one of the biggest reasons. Exercise is one of the most beneficial things you can do to combat obesity and other health problems, but also has the potential to lower your risk for dementia. […]
Women are Losers When It Comes to Alzheimer’s Costs
Caregiving is one of the most important jobs you can provide for a spouse. However, when the patient is a man, the value of time and energy spent caregiving is about 20 times greater than that performed by a male family member. The ultimate cost is about 6 times more for a woman than it […]
Cary Is Working to Meet Future Senior Housing Needs
Long waiting lists for assisted-living facilities and access to affordable housing are some of the challenges for Triangle seniors. Many have wait lists from 3 to 10 years. The current housing problems will only get worse in the next 10 years as those over age 65 increases with the aging population overall. However, most adults […]
Cognitive Decline and Normal Aspects of Aging
Mild Cognitive Impairment or MCI characterizes a person who is able to function and live independently, but has some memory complaints. MCI is defined as mild neurocognitive disorder and falls under two different types of impairment: amnestic MCI and non-amnestic MCI. Amnestic MCI is characterized by chronic forgetfulness. Patients have no memory of past conversations […]
Vitamin D Deficiency Could Lead To Alzheimer’s
Growing up, we were always encouraged to eat our fruits and vegetables and drink our milk because they were loaded with essential vitamins and minerals, which contribute to a healthy body. Eating right and staying active are two of the most important things we can do as we age. Our body functions better when eat […]
