Top Tips to Help Older Adults Manage Diabetes

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and with more than 130 million Americans diagnosed with the disease, it is likely you know someone or maybe even are included in this group. Regardless of whether you are new to caring for someone with diabetes or an experienced veteran, there’s always something new to learn to help older adults […]

Understanding Vascular Dementia in Seniors

As the most common form of dementia, it is estimated that there are as many as 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease.  However, there’s another, lesser-known type of dementia causing cognitive problems for seniors: vascular dementia. Understanding the symptoms and risk factors, combined with the unique attributes that set it apart from Alzheimer’s, is […]

Top Tips to Help Seniors Manage Chronic Kidney Disease

They’re only about the size of your fist, however, they are vital to our body’s operation. Kidneys work as filters to eliminate waste from the body, but they also control our blood pressure and help with the creation of red blood cells. For individuals with chronic kidney disease, successful management is extremely important in order […]