Health & Wellness
Caregiver Tips
Caregivers of Seniors – Here’s Your Holiday To-Do List!
As if being a family caregiver wasn’t busy enough, the upcoming holiday season presents additional responsibilities that can feel…
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Health & Wellness
Staying Mobile in the Hospital Helps You Get Better and Go Home
In her work as the chief nursing officer for Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD, Barbara Jacobs recently…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Delirium Isn’t ‘Just Part of Getting Older’
As many as half of hospital patients age 65 and older develop delirium. Once thought of as something ordinary…
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Health & Wellness
A Healthy Diet for Older Adults to Manage Diabetes
The statistics are alarming: One in four people age 65 and older have either type 1 or type 2…
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Health & Wellness
How to Effectively Communicate with Your Doctor
We’ve all been there. After waiting endlessly for a doctor’s appointment, your physician breezes in and out of the…
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Health & Wellness
Resources for Your Next Doctor Appointment
Health care is a huge priority for Bethesda Health Group and Next Avenue — always, but especially right now.…
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Health & Wellness
Medication Therapy Management: A Little-Known Way to Manage Your Meds
Carla* (name changed) is a 92-year-old woman with congestive heart failure, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, and a pacemaker.…
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Health & Wellness
7 Ways to Improve Quality of Life for Seniors
Between 1900 and 2000, the average U.S. life expectancy increased by nearly 30 years. That statistic addresses quantity, but…
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Assisted Living
Assisted Living and Safety Considerations for Seniors with Parkinson’s Disease
According to Lea Ann Coates, Residency Counselor at Bethesda Hawthorne Place, many of the requirements for residents are the…
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Health & Wellness
Could We See More Patients Receive “Social Prescriptions?”
The practice of prescribing social activities, or “social prescriptions,” as an alternative or complement to medication for a variety…
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Health & Wellness
Can Wisdom Protect Against Loneliness?
A fascinating new study of loneliness found that adults are at risk across the entire lifespan, but especially during…
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Care Management
How Care Managers Improve the Doctor-Patient Relationship for Seniors
Your relationship with your doctor is unique. She or he has a profound effect on the length and quality…
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Health & Wellness
The Benefits of Water Aerobic Classes for Seniors
You’re light on your feet, many of your aches and pains have disappeared, and you’re performing exercises you never…
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