Category 'Fall Prevention'

Technology to Keep Seniors Safe at Home

by Rita Ude on May 22, 2012 2 Comments

Several technology devices are now available to help seniors live independently and avoid expensive emergency room trips or moves to nursing homes.

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New Tools Specifically Designed for Seniors

by Rita Ude on May 15, 2012 0 Comments

Today’s seniors are benefitting from the cutting-edge field of gerontechnology that develops products and services to make work and leisure easier for people as they age.

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Senior Hoarding

by Steven Lowrey on May 01, 2012 0 Comments

“Our hopes in addressing these senior hoarding issues – whether it is a single hoarded room – or a kitchen that is so covered in clutter that a meal cannot be properly prepared – it is important for families to realize that we are able to rectify the situation, and be able to foster appropriate leveled care for their loved one,” Lowrey stated, “Right at Home works diligently with providing exceptional care for their clients. With alliances with outstanding companies such as SteriClean to offer their professionalism and dynamic clean up support, Right at Home can best assist families and their loved ones in what may be a very difficult, traumatic, and stressful time.”

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Preventing Nighttime Slips and Falls

by Rita Ude on April 17, 2012 1 Comment

One-third of adults over age 65 fall each year, and falls are the leading cause of injury death among seniors. These tips can reduce the risk of nighttime injuries.

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Breaking the Myth: Is This A Qualified “Senior In Home Care Agency” or Not?

by Steven Lowrey on April 02, 2012 0 Comments

But often times – in the Sacramento/Yolo market – many in home care companies misrepresent themselves as an “In Home Care Agency”, and many senior clients do not actually realize that the company that they are considering, may not indeed be an actual qualified senior home care agency, but rather an independent contractor, who disguises themselves by titling their companies as an "operated domestic referral agency".

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Daily dose of insulin nasal spray could delay Alzheimer's

by Steven Lowrey on January 31, 2012 0 Comments

Daily dose of insulin nasal spray could delay Alzheimer's A pilot study finds that shooting insulin deep into the nose helps keep Alzheimer's at bay by Mariella Moon | Last updated 1:59PM EDT on September 14, 2011 Filed under: News | Computers Whenever insulin is mentioned in the co...

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The Battle Against IHSS Budget Cuts

by Steven Lowrey on January 26, 2012 0 Comments

If the government continues to place budget cuts on social services, a whole minority and age group could be condemned to live in a life of poverty and institutionalization.

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Alzheimer's: French scientists focus on key target

by Steven Lowrey on January 25, 2012 0 Comments

In 2010, Alzheimer's Disease International, the umbrella body of national associations for the disease, estimated that the number of Alzheimer's sufferers will mushroom from 35.6 million people worldwide to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050.

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Can a lifetime of sudoku and crosswords help fight Alzheimer’s?

by Steven Lowrey on January 24, 2012 0 Comments

A new University of California, Berkley study, published today, shows that a lifetime of activities that require high levels of brain function helps to fight the formation of the beta-amyloid proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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U.S. Wants to Buttress Alzheimer's Arsenal by 2025

by Steven Lowrey on January 19, 2012 0 Comments

"We recognize that the demographic imperative is going to happen with the peak of the epidemic in 2050," Thies said. By that date, it's estimated that 16 million Americans may be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, he added.

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