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7 Tips to Stay Hydrated and Healthy When the Weather Turns Hot
Senior Living Tips

7 Ways That Seniors Can Stay Hydrated and Healthy When the Weather Turns Hot

With summer almost upon us for another year, and parts of the southern U.S. already experiencing temperatures in the nineties, it’s a good to time think about maintaining health in the warm weather to come. Seniors are much more likely to experience the debilitating effects of warm weather and dehydration, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

When summer comes around and the mercury goes up, seniors need to stay cool for health and safety. Learn ways to stay hydrated this summer.

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End of Life Issues

Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome – What happens when you heavily drink?

What happens when you drink heavily? Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome is a serious issue for our parents who heavily imbibe now or were heavy drinkers earlier in their life. Basically Wernicke can level out but it does not completely go away.  Korsakoff is the second part of a two part syndrome and it changes the gait of their walk and weakens them to the point that they are very wobbly and unstable while standing.  This is when

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Quality Placement for Seniors

Quality Placement for Seniors by Millie Jones How to Navigate Care Facilities for Your Loved One Do your parents have different living care needs? Quality Placement for Seniors is important to you Let’s discuss Care Facilities for Your Loved One. Maybe your father needs extensive medical or memory care, and your mother can live independently. Perhaps the situation is reversed. Or, perhaps your parents’ needs are a little different than those scenarios. Whatever the case,

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End of Life Issues

Life Transitions: Alcoholism and Aging

Alcoholism and Aging Alcoholism comes with many issues. Life Transitions regarding Alcoholism and Aging can cause senior challenges. High levels of alcohol in the body can result in headaches, severe dehydration, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and indigestion. Drinking excessively, even on a single occasion, increases a person’s risk of detrimental heart effects. If threat of illness does not detour the consumption of alcohol think of what it does to your skin. Alcohol dehydrates the skin, depriving

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Senior Living Tips

4 Crafting Ideas for Seniors With Dementia This Spring

A Bounty of Fun Crafts to Do With Seniors Spring is in the air, and the weather may not yet be exactly perfect for outdoor activities with your senior loved one. But the turning of the season can bring a sense of restlessness to many of us, even those experiencing Alzheimer’s or dementia caused by other conditions. With all this in mind, it’s important to remember that seniors experiencing dementia need to engage with life

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Life Transitions

Life Transitions: Immediate Memory

Article Focus: Immediate Short Term Memory Transitions Life Transitions Series is a group of Posted Articles which will help all of us to understand the Transitions which eventually happen to us all. We will ask and attempt to discuss What transitions do older adults face? Immediate Memory #1 Immediate Memory is a new term for me and I have dealt with different levels of dementia for years.  Are you living with a person or caring

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The Best Home for Your Aging Loved One – podcast interview on senior living placements

Golden Placements’ Diane Delaney Interviewed Enjoy our podcast interview on senior living placements. Is your aging loved able to be safe and happy on their own at home? What signs should you look for, and what are your options? This is almost never an easy transition for families. But when safety and happiness are at stake, you want all the help you can get. This podcast interview on senior living placements with Diane Delaney has

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