Category: Senior Living

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is one common complication for diabetes. If someone has diabetes, this condition can increase the risk of falls in the elderly.

Cataracts are fairly common, but what do you know about them?

If your senior isn’t eating enough, that can cause big problems for her.

Being unable to sleep is certainly no fun for your older family member. A new study shows that not getting enough sleep could result in heart problems.

Grief – it isn’t something that should be taken lightly. There are many senior citizens that lose a spouse.

Many older adults with diabetes use injectable insulin to help manage the disease. While it’s an effective way of administering the medication, many people just aren’t comfortable with giving themselves a shot.

If your senior has COPD you probably already know how that affects her ability to breath and a great deal of other aspects of her life. But it also impacts her ability to get and to use the nutrients that she needs from her food.

Pneumonia can strike at any time of year, so it’s important to know what to look for in your senior.

Pets are one of the ways people can gain a level of companionship. Older dogs and cats are harder to rehome as people worry about developing a relationship and losing a pet too soon.

Here is the startling truth. Look around a room out of older Americans. Statistically, over 25% of those 65 or older have diabetes.