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Seniors and Opioid Abuse
Is opioid abuse a real issue for seniors? Yes, it absolutely is. Senior citizens have much easier access to pain medication than many other demographics due to the prominence of joint and muscle pain in their bodies. As we age, our bodies wear...
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What to Look For in a Home Health Care Provider
When looking for some help at home it can be hard to know where to start and what to keep an eye out for. Contracting with a home health care agency can be a scary ordeal for many seniors and a confusing process for people trying to find help for...
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Aging at Home
For many people the main concern with aging is their desire to stay home as long as possible, if not forever. There is a strong desire to remain in familiar surroundings and live on our own as long as we can. For some people, living in a...
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Living With Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's Disease is a neurological disease that is most prominent in people above age 50. About one million people in the United States have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson's Disease affects people in different ways, the most...
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Ageism?
What is ageism? It is a prejudice against people based solely upon their age or perceived age. Ageism is one of the biggest issues that senior citizens face nowadays. Senior citizens face ageism in many different places. They face it in the...
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
March is DVT Awareness Month! Maybe you have heard horror stories about people who develop a DVT blood clot after surgery or after being in the hospital for an extended period. Most recently there has been a rise in reported DVT blood clots due...
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