Category: Health & Recovery

By Amber Merten As people age, loneliness can sneak up and become one of the most significant threats to overall well-being. Social circles shrink due to retirement, loss of loved ones, mobility challenges, or health issues. Connecting with others doesn’t come as easy and that’s when isolation can slowly creep in. Loneliness is often thought…

By Amber Merten Sleep changes as we age—just like we do. When we’re babies, sleep comes in pieces. As we get older, sleep becomes deeper and more predictable, and for a while it feels easy. But later in life, sleep can start to break up again. Older adults may wake more often, sleep more lightly,…

By Amber Merten A hospital stay—whether planned or unexpected—can be overwhelming. Between medical procedures, medications, fatigue, and stress, many people leave the hospital with gaps in their memory. This experience, often called hospital amnesia, is more common than many realize and can be especially frightening for older adults and their families. What Is Hospital Amnesia?…