With many older adults in St. Louis reducing their exercise levels, they may feel they do not have to be concerned about dehydration. But the…
Sizzling St. Louis Summers and Senior Dehydration
August 15, 2016
Category: Senior Health
Senior Care Concerns: Loneliness More Deadly Than Obesity According to New Research
January 18, 2016
Many seniors report feelings of loneliness due to loss of a spouse, not having family in their immediate area, or an inability to drive or…
How Can St. Louis Home Care Help Prevent Over-Medication of Seniors?
January 4, 2016
Chronic diseases, like heart disease, diabetes, COPD, etc., are on the rise. In fact, 92% of seniors age 65 and over have at least one…
What to Eat to Live Past 100
August 11, 2015
There are a few places across the globe where centenarians seem to thrive—Greece, Japan, Sardinia, California, and Costa Rica are a few. Researchers have been…
Caring for Elder Orphans
July 22, 2015
Add the term “elder orphans” to your vocabulary. It’s a term and situation about which you’ll hear a lot in the years to come as…
Four Ways to Gently Introduce the Idea of Home Care to Parents
June 18, 2015
Loss of independence, freedom and control tops the list of concerns when it comes to bringing a caregiver into the home, and it’s natural for…
Try These Five Strategies for Improved ALS Care
May 28, 2015
By the time a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is handed down from a physician, a battery of tests and procedures have been performed…
Could It Be ALS? Look for These Symptoms
May 14, 2015
With no regard for race, gender, or socioeconomic factors, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, can strike anyone, anywhere, including about 30,000 people in…
Love Your Heart, Love Yourself
February 24, 2015
As women, we are often so occupied with taking care of everyone else that we tend to put ourselves at the bottom of the list…
Put a Flu Shot on Your To-Do List
January 7, 2015
January and February are the peak of the nation’s flu season. If you haven’t gotten your vaccine yet this year, you should make it a…