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Understanding Hospice Care: What You Need to Know
Hospice care is a unique facility of high-quality, compassionate care for people suffering from incurable illnesses. The concept's primary goal is to ensure that the...
The role of companionship in elder’s mental health
As individuals enter their senior years, typically beyond the age of 60, they often grapple with a range of health challenges. While significant attention is rightly placed...
Using the SHEEP framework to navigate the challenges of ageing as a woman
Ageing is an inevitable part of life that presents its own set of challenges. As women age, they face a combination of health issues that can significantly impact their...
4 most common preventable conditions of Elders
Shakespeare said, “ OLD AGE IS THE 2nd CHILDHOOD”. After working with Seniors’, I cannot agree more. Below conditions are seen in both age group of below 5 years and above...
5 Simple Tips for Healthy Ageing
As we journey through life, we encounter a host of experiences and challenges that shape who we are. One of the most significant of these is the ageing process, which...
Benefits of Music & Art therapy for Elderly with Alzheimer’s
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s, but the sooner it’s diagnosed, the easier it is to manage the symptoms. Some treatments revolve around medications and sensory…
Tips for managing Osteoarthritis in the Elderly
Osteoarthritis affects more than 180 million people in India. Even though Arthritis is a common condition amongst the elderly, it is not a normal part of ageing. Arthritis...
How to care for elders during the winter season
Dropping temperatures, cold morning breeze, and chilly nights mark the beginning of the winter season, making it tricky for the Elders. They may need attention and care...
Improve Elderly Health with the help of SuperFoods
What is a SuperFood? Superfoods are nutrient-rich foods that positively impact the health of older people if added to their diet. These enhance our immunity, slow ageing...
Should Ageing Parents Move in with their Adult Children?
Should Ageing Parents Move in with their Adult Children? Many Elders over the age of 65 need physical, mental or financial assistance to lead a dignified life. There comes...
Why Preventive Healthcare is a necessity for the Elderly?
Hippocrates once said," The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it." With growing advancements in the medical field, people are living longer as even...
Seven Ways to Care for the Elderly with Dementia and Alzheimer’s at Home
Caring for ageing parents gives us a sense of peace and It can be challenging with age-related issues, especially Dementia. While Dementia is not a disease, it is the...
Celebrate Parents Day – Tips for Parental Care
Our Parents are the first teachers that build a strong bridge between us and the world. They provide us with health, security and support. As the years' pass, we start...
How to Prevent ‘Fall’ in the Elderly
India being the second most populated country, over 10% of the population constitutes senior citizens over 60. The elderly in our country face many problems owing to the...
Elder Care Continuum in India
Elder Care Continuum is a terminology that is widely used but least practised in India. During a recent conversation with my physician friend at Auckland, NZ, we discussed...
Ageing Population: Not Yet a Priority to the Government
The Economic survey 2018-19 released a day prior to the India Budget has dealt the issue of ageing in India in detail. In its report “India’s Demography at 2040”, the survey...
Reversed Mortgage-Boon For Senior Citizens
Mr & Mrs Acharya (name changed), our clients, aged 65 and 62 respectively, live alone in their own house (free of any encumbrances) in Bengaluru while their children...
Lifestyle Choices that Might Help Lower your Cancer Risk
Many of us make a New Year’s resolution to eat better, to exercise faithfully, and to live a healthier life. By the end of January, however, it’s easy for these good...
De Quervain Syndrome
De Quervain syndrome (also known as BlackBerry thumb, texting thumb, gamer's thumb, washerwoman's sprain, mother's wrist, or mommy thumb) is apainful inflammation of tendons...
Memory Changes in Normal Ageing
Forgetting a name, plot details of a movie, what groceries we intend to buy etc. are generally considered to be fine and part of aging. As we age we accept such “senior...
Sleep Issues in the Elderly
Sleep plays a critical role in maintaining good health and well-being throughout your lifetime. Getting enough quality sleep, at the right times, can help in maintaining...
Stroke & its Rehabilitation
A stroke occurs when part of the brain loses its blood supply and stops working. A stroke also is called as cerebro-vascular accident (CVA), Transient ischemic attack (TIA),...