Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness
Outdoor Spring Activities for Seniors
Spring is finally here — warmer temperatures, more hours of sunlight, and the flowers and plants are beginning to…
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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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Health & Wellness
What Is Age-Friendly Health Care?
It’s no secret: As we get older, it’s likely that we spend more time with doctors. And as people…
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Health & Wellness
Our Brains Need Exercise, Too
The basics of heart health have been drilled into our brains: Eat less saturated fat. Keep moving. Know your…
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Health & Wellness
4 Ways Seniors Manage Diabetes
If you are a senior adult with diabetes, your life is not over. Yes, it is a challenge, but…
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Caregiver Tips
The Negative Effects of Elderspeak
Faye Kirtley doesn’t appreciate it when store clerks talk down to her and act as if “I don’t know…
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Health & Wellness
Your Questions Answered: How to Effectively Communicate With a Doctor
Next Avenue, a content resource for older adults, recently asked their readers to tell them the questions they’d like…
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Health & Wellness
Music Touches the Lives of the Dying
When the dying can scarcely speak, in their minds and hearts they can often still sing. Music touches some…
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Health & Wellness
Seniors Can Play Games for Better Health
People have been playing games for thousands of years. And why not? Games make us feel like we are…
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