Seniors & Health Issues
Understanding Your Father’s BPH
Home Care Services Scotch Plains NJ-BPH, also known as “enlarged prostate gland,” happens when the prostate keeps growing and squeezes the tube that transports urine out of the body.
Read MoreHow Can Home Health Care Help with a New Diabetes Diagnosis?
Home Health Care Hunterdon NJ-Having help from home health care providers can take a lot of the scary and mysterious aspects out of what learning about a diagnosis of diabetes so that an elderly loved one can make some real changes.
Read MorePneumonia Recovery with Home Health Care Services
Home Health Care Essex County NJ-You can hire a home health care agency to help out with your loved one’s pneumonia recovery. There are many services home health care providers can offer to help your elderly loved one feel better.
Read MoreArthritis and Elderly Adults: What Do You Need to Know?
Home Health Care Morris County NJ-Learning more about the various types of arthritis can help you to get your elderly loved one the treatment that they need.
Read MoreWhat is Atherosclerosis?
Atherosclerosis is a condition of the arteries that can lead to heart attack and kidney failure. Getting older is one of the risk factors for developing atherosclerosis, so knowing more about the condition may help caregivers to manage it in their older family members. General Information You may have heard the terms “atherosclerosis” and “arteriosclerosis”…
Read MoreWhat Impact Does Diabetes Have on Vision?
When your older family member was diagnosed with diabetes, their doctor may have advised them to have their eyes checked more frequently than people without diabetes need to. There’s good reason for seniors with diabetes to be more diligent about eye exams. Diabetes can have some serious affects on vision, including vision loss. Having an…
Read MoreSubdural Hematomas Can Be a Result of Falls
You may be aware that former president Jimmy Carter recently suffered a fall. In fact, he fell twice during the month of October 2019. Both falls resulted in injuries. One fall caused a fractured pelvis and the other a cut on the head that required 14 stitches. Unfortunately, the falls also caused a subdural hematoma,…
Read MoreWhat Are the Signs and Symptoms of Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States. Approximately 3 million people throughout the United States are currently living with this condition, with around 95 percent living with the most common form, known as open-angle glaucoma. As a family caregiver, it is important to be aware of the issues your senior…
Read MoreCan Home Health Care Help a Senior Who Is Pursuing Cancer Treatment?
Nearly two million people in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer each year. If you are a family caregiver for an elderly adult who has recently been diagnosed with cancer and has decided to pursue a treatment, the level of care and support you give them will make a tremendous difference in how…
Read MoreThree Vaccines Your Parents Need to Protect Their Health
When you have kids, it’s easy to keep up with vaccines they need. When you’re an adult, you might not stay proactive. Some illnesses can be easily prevented or made less severe by getting vaccinations when you’re older. Here are three vaccines your parents need to protect their health. Flu Shots Each year, your parent…
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