Category: Senior Living

In general, doctors divide brain tumors into main groups: tumors that start in the brain and tumors that have spread from other parts of the body.

There are several big reasons that your elderly family member might be more prone to choking, these are just a few.

When you have a parent with Alzheimer’s disease, you hear “it’s the disease” a lot. Many of the things your mom or dad does is due to the disease, but that doesn’t make some situations easier to handle. 

When you are told that an older family member has cancer, several things may immediately spring to mind. But, how much of what you think about cancer is true?

Life can change quite a bit after a senior has a stroke. They may lose use of one hand, have trouble walking, or even be confined to a wheelchair. 

White coat hypertension is often spoken about in a joking manner. As a result, it’s often not taken seriously, and most people think it’s harmless.

The rate of diagnosed cases of shingles has been increasing. It’s estimated that 33 percent of all adults get the disease at least once in their lifetime. 

Dizziness is dangerous to older adults because it can throw off their balance and make them more likely to fall. Dizziness can be caused by many different things. Treating the underlying cause can often resolve it.

You may have noticed that your aging relative doesn’t seem to hear as well as they once did. Maybe they have difficulty following a conversation or turn the television volume up so loud that it annoys others.

Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a kind of respiratory infection. It gets the name “whooping cough” because of the unique sound a person with the condition makes when they take a quick breath in, such as after coughing.