Colorado Springs Senior Home Care Blog

Older adults should consider several vaccines to help prevent illnesses, especially because the immune system can weaken with age. Right at Home Colorado Springs lists some commonly recommended vaccines for older adults.

Dementia and cognitive impairment can be complex conditions to diagnose. Here are several tests that health care providers can use to better understand cognitive health.

Finally, you leave the hospital and get to go home! But your recovery is just beginning. There are follow-up appointments, medications, and so many instructions to follow. It can be tough when you aren’t feeling your best. Here is how home care can help in your recovery.

Many different health conditions can cause chronic pain in older adults, but there are several ways to help manage it. Here are strategies you should know about.

Is your senior loved one living with dementia? Their risk of falls might be higher due to changes in balance, cognitive function, and perception. Right at Home Colorado Springs provides tips on how to create a safer environment for our loved ones.

Being a family caregiver for someone with muscular dystrophy can be challenging and stressful. These tips can help you manage.

People might think healthy aging simply means healthy eating and getting regular exercise. But it can also be about new things you start doing to stay active, engaged, and positive in your senior years. Here are some things to think about.

Seniors who have had a fall are twice as likely to fall again in the future. If the reason for the fall isn’t addressed, the next fall could be worse and more costly. Why do seniors not seek help for this? Here are possible reasons why and the risks of keeping it a secret.

We all want to be there for our parents as they age. However, if your elderly loved one needs help to be safe at home alone but refuses such assistance, what can you do? Here are tips to address that issue.

Polypharmacy is the practice of taking more than four or five medications regularly. The more medications a person takes, the risk of complications and side effects increases. Right at Home Colorado Springs looks into deprescribing to help reduce a patient's risk.