Dementia is the medical term used to describe the decline of reasoning, memory and other mental abilities of individuals. These usually impair a person’s ability to do everyday activities such as driving, household chores and even personal care such as feeding and bathing. Dementia is most common in the elderly and used to be called […]
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The number of senior citizens in the United States continues to grow each year. In the early 1900s, approximately 4 percent of the population was over the age of 65. Currently, the figure hovers around 12 percent of the population and, if projections are correct, those over 65 will comprise approximately 20 percent of the […]
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In the earliest days, hospice worked under a concept rooted in the idea of offering a place of shelter and rest to weary and sick travelers on a long journey. The concept developed into an interdisciplinary approach providing a comprehensive end of life care in the early 1960s in Great Britain. It didn’t make its […]
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For many in the elderly population, sleep is a challenge. Researchers are learning that more than half of the individuals in the United States who fall in the classification of “older” people have at least one complaint about how well they can sleep at night. As we age there are specific changes that naturally occur […]
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