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Tips to Prevent Falls During Winter Months

These eight tips can help you to maintain your balance and move confidently across snowy, icy, or wet surfaces: Wear shoes with good traction. Dress warm. If you’re warm, your muscles will stay relaxed. Tense muscles can adversely affect your balance. Be careful getting out of your car. Plant both feet firmly on the ground...

Cold Weather Safety for Older Adults

With quickly dipping temperatures happening unusually early this season, it is extremely important to be aware of the exposure to cold weather for the Older Adults and Seniors in our lives. Here are a few excellent tips to keep in mind this winter from the National Institute on Aging. Keep Warm Inside People who are...

Older Driver Safety Awareness

One of the toughest things for an individual to give up is their independence. One aspect that exemplifies independence for all of us as we get older is driving. I can remember how the world changed when I received my driver’s license. As we age, we encounter age-related changes that impact our independence and, if...

National Diabetes Month & Senior Health

National Diabetes Month was established to educate and assist people to make changes to their lifestyle to prevent Type 2 Diabetes and understand Type 1 Diabetes. For Seniors as well as younger adults, there are several steps you can put into place to prevent Type 2 Diabetes and increase your overall health. Because Type 2...

National Health Center Week

National Health Center Week is an annual celebration with to raise awareness about the accomplishments of America’s health centers over the past fifty years.   There are nearly 1,400 health center organizations with more than 11,000 locations in urban, suburban and rural communities across the country. They can be found in all 50 states and U.S. territories. All health centers offer comprehensive...

National Immunization Awareness Month

August is National Immunization Awareness Month. As we celebrate National Breastfeeding Month we are reminded of the importance of immunizing our babies and children.  However, we often forget about immunizations as we age. It is just as important that our Seniors follow up on their regular immunizations. One immunization important for Seniors is Pneumovax. CDC recommends...

Fall Prevention - National Safety Month

When we are discussing safety awareness in the elderly, fall prevention can not be overlooked. There are many risk factors for falls; some preventable and others not.   Unfortunately, being over the age of 65, having a previous fall and some medications, can increase an individual’s risk for falling. Knowing your risk factors and how to...

Men's Health Month

As I hope many of us enjoyed this past weekend celebrating the Fathers in our lives, I reflect on the loss of my own Father and how preventative health might have helped him live longer. A statistic that is often not talked about, is that 70% of men’s health issues are preventable. In comparison to...

Know the 10 Signs

Noticing the early signs of Alzheimer’s is key to helping delay onset. National Alzheimer’s Association ID 10 early signs… Memory that disrupts daily life Changes in problem solving abilities Difficulty with daily activities Confusion on place Perceptual and spatial relationship difficulties New problems with speaking and writing words Misplacing items and being unable to retrace steps Mood...