{"id":437,"date":"2019-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/co-parker-80138\/2019\/03\/13\/is-your-senior-at-risk-for-heart-failure\/"},"modified":"2019-03-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T00:00:00","slug":"is-your-senior-at-risk-for-heart-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/co-englewood-80112\/knowledge-center\/is-your-senior-at-risk-for-heart-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Senior at Risk for Heart Failure?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Heart failure affects nearly six million adults throughout the United States. Contributing to more than 10% of deaths throughout the nation each year, heart failure does not mean that the heart has stopped working or stopped beating. Instead, it means that the heart has become weakened to the point that it can no longer pump blood adequately throughout the body to support regular functioning. This can be an extremely serious condition, leading to death within five years in approximately half of those diagnosed with the condition. As a family caregiver, it is important for you to recognize the individual risk factors your senior has when it comes to heart failure so that you can help them to make modifications to their daily life, and also be aware of issues so that together you can better monitor their health and identify changes that may need attention by their doctor.<\/p>\n

Some risk factors for heart failure include:<\/p>\n