Left untreated, diabetes can lead to complications such as heart problems, stroke, eye disease, kidney failure, and foot amputation. Fortunately, diabetes can be prevented. With the right lifestyle changes, you can reduce your own risk for developing diabetes.
Can you tell if someone is at risk of stroke? While there’s no way of really telling that someone will have a stroke sooner or later, there are signs that can say if you are at a high risk. Knowing these warning signs and knowing your risks can allow you to make the necessary lifestyle …
Many elderly people are at risk for stroke. Perhaps you already have a parent who have suffered a minor or major stroke in the past. Still, there’s a risk of them having another stroke again.
Taking care of your elderly parents can be very demanding and can give you a great deal of stress. You have to be on your toes all the time to attend to the every need of your aging parent. In the long run, this can take a tool on your own health, emotions, and well-being. …
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Taking care of an elderly loved one with cancer can give you a mix of overwhelming emotions. There’s sadness for their condition, a little pity, denial, some anger, resentment, remorse, self-pity, bargaining, love, hope, and helplessness. After all, caring for someone you love and knowing that they have a life-threatening condition is no walk in …
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Big Hearts provides quality adult daycare and assisted living services for the elderly and for frail adults with special needs. But what makes assisted living different from home for the elderly, adult daycare centers, and nursing homes? Let’s find out below.
Eventually, your parents become older. They become sick, weak and frail. With their conditions come the need for more attention, more love, more understanding, and more importantly, quality elderly care. While you as a child or relative can care for your elders, often, the challenge can be huge as you juggle caregiving with your own …
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Elderly abuse is a reality that many seniors in our country are, unfortunately, subjected to by people and institutions supposed to care for them. However, many of these seniors do not report the abuse or are incapable of doing so. As a family member or just as a concerned citizen, you can watch out for …
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Caring for an elderly loved one can be challenging. Whether they are your parents, grandparents or relatives, being their caregiver doesn’t just mean you have to feed, bather, and dress them. You also have to make sure they are still maintaining their dignity as elders and as human beings.
Many Filipinos care for their elderly parents at home. This is perhaps due to our culture and close-knit family relationships. However, elderly people have changing safety needs that needs to be maintained to ensure that they remain safe and still enjoy even some form of independence in doing daily personal tasks.
